apple picking

Fall orchard activity

Apple picking is the activity of harvesting apples from trees, often at orchards that invite visitors to gather their own fruit: We went apple picking last weekend.

The phrase also refers to a theft technique where someone snatches a smartphone from a user's hand in public—the target distracted, the phone visible and vulnerable like low-hanging fruit.

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activity type

apple pickingtree planting

Installing saplings in earth

grocery shopping · indoor activities · winter activities · cider making · cooking

ease/selectivity

apple pickinghigh-hanging fruit

Objectives requiring significant effort

uphill battle · tough nut to crack · needle in a haystack

agricultural activity type

apple pickingtree planting

Installing saplings in earth

sowing seeds · pruning · grape harvesting · cotton picking

Family

apple, picking

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Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G