Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hang, out, dry. / (transitive, idiomatic) To abandon someone who is in need or in danger, especially a colleague or one dependent.

Subjected to the death sentence previously passed on those guilty of high treason. / (figuratively) Savagely attacked, subjected to an attempt to destroy utterly.

Alternative spelling of low-hanging fruit

(idiomatic) Easily obtained gains; what can be obtained by readily available means.

Fruit that, because of its height from the ground, is more difficult to harvest / (by extension) Anything that is difficult to achieve, and which is put off while simpler alternatives are still available

(idiomatic) To be completely attentive to what another person is saying.

The shaka, a gesture made with a fist with the thumb and little finger extended

plural of low-hanging fruit

plural of low hanging fruit

present participle of hang out to dry