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low-hanging fruit

LOH HANG-ing FROOT

loʊ ˈhæŋɪŋ fruːt

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Syllable breakdown

lowhangingfruit

Dictionary meaning

The easiest tasks or most straightforward opportunities to tackle first.

Examples

  • We picked the low-hanging fruit in the first quarter — now comes the hard work.

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