high-hanging fruit
Fruit that, because of its height from the ground, is more difficult to harvestFruit that, because of its height from the ground, is more difficult to harvest.
Meaning
2 senses(literally, uncountable)Fruit that, because of its height from the ground, is more difficult to harvest.
(figuratively, uncountable)Anything that is difficult to achieve, and which is postponed while simpler alternatives are still available.
Antonyms
1 antonyms(figuratively)Anything that is difficult to achieve, and which is…:low-hanging fruit
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.