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high-hanging fruit

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.22 in modern English

Syllables
high--hang-ing fruit
IPA
31
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Fruit that, because of its height from the ground, is more difficult to harvest.

Uncountable

noun

Anything that is difficult to achieve, and which is postponed while simpler alternatives are still available.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Usage

Antonyms

low-hanging fruit

Questions

What does high-hanging fruit mean?
Fruit that, because of its height from the ground, is more difficult to harvest.

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