low-hanging fruit
/loʊ ˈhæŋɪŋ fruːt/
easy tasks or quick wins that can be accomplished with minimal effort
low-hanging fruit in a sentence
“Before we tackle the big redesign, let's grab the low-hanging fruit and fix the checkout flow.”
Origin of low-hanging fruit
Agricultural metaphor — fruit easiest to pick; entered business vocabulary circa 1980s
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