"high-hanging fruit" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} high-hanging fruit (uncountable)
  1. (literally) Fruit that, because of its height from the ground, is more difficult to harvest. Tags: literally, uncountable
    Sense id: en-high-hanging_fruit-en-noun-It8MGdz3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 78 22
  2. (figuratively) Anything that is difficult to achieve, and which is postponed while simpler alternatives are still available. Tags: figuratively, uncountable
    Sense id: en-high-hanging_fruit-en-noun-4VUl3oTw
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