hit the high points

hit the high points

To cover or emphasize the most significant or vital aspects of something. We don't have a lot of time, so just hit the high points from his speech.
See also: high, hit, point
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • (it's) (a)bout time
  • about time
  • about time too
  • any fool can/could...
  • any fool could (do something)
  • a (damn) sight more (something)
  • a sight more
  • (and) not before time!
  • something else again
References in periodicals archive
They may not have hit the high points in every aspect of the report but what comes across is a genuinely warm and thriving community school.
WE SAY; FEEDBACK
Space will not allow all that here but we can hit the high points. One important detail is tang-mounted sights need to be set level and the fact is not all rifle tangs are square with the rest of the action.
Zeroing rifles: do it first if you expect to hit where you aim
There is a sense in the country that the ruling Congress Party and the influential Gandhi/Nehru core of it is on its way out after 10 years of a government that has hit the high points and the lows.
How to win the election..
The reason is that this brief introduction was drawn from a much longer piece on the roots of homophobia that I've been working on forever, so in trying to hit the high points, I'm afraid I didn't offer enough of a foundation.
What did we learn about India?
Lovely bears who has been living hard days since the temperature hit the high points in Northern Turkish city of Zonguldak.
Lovely Bears Get Cool with Ice Creams and Beverages in Turkey
Last November, an e-mail campaign with four segments that hit the high points of her November and December 2007 donors' affinities was crafted using this intelligence.
More with less: seven ways to survive the budget crunch
Occasional monologues, adapted from Turner's "I, Tina," hit the high points of her story--from her Tennessee childhood to her escape from abusive husband Ike--but never stop the shimmying for long.
River Deep: A Tribute to Tina Turner
* working with an I volunteer: Hit the high points, being as friendly as possible.
Understanding and motivating volunteers
Most families hit the high points, say the minimum required prayers, and start eating.
Dispatches from Iraq
Compounding news at NPE hit the high points of current interest, especially wood-fiber, long-glass, and nanoclay composites.
Compounding: for nano-, long-glass, and wood composites, exhibitors presented new systems with four screws, tandem twin-screws, and twin-plus-single-screw combinations
A detailed explanation of how each game is played would use up about every page in this magazine, so I'll merely hit the high points. And since I will be discussing each with wingshooting practice and not tournament shooting in mind, some of the things you read may not agree with the official rules of the games.
Feats of clay: breaking targets this summer will help you knock down birds this fall
Van Ligten hit the high points of setting up companies and funding and exit strategies.
Fun and fundamentals: A lawyer advising local startups looks for both. (Road Ahead)
Okay, so it may not hit the high points of Supernatural - the brilliant Maria Maria and Smooth in particular - but Shaman is still a highly polished, superbly produced album that offers a showcase for some leading talent.
CD Reviews: Rock/Pop CDs
The discussion about amateur equipment, while managing to hit the high points, is equally measly.
Knowing your sky
Just hit the high points of what people need to know.
Meeting Pointers