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English Idiom: Low-hanging fruit
Low-hanging fruit could mean apples or oranges on the lower branches of trees, but it would not be an idiom.
The idiom low-hanging fruit refers to the easiest tasks to complete or the easiest customers to catch.
For example, person A and person B are doing housework.
Person A starts with the low-hanging fruit, such as washing dishes or pushing the start button on their Roomba.
Person B has to start with the difficult tasks such as wiping the bathroom ceiling or cleaning the toilets.
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