huckleberry above a persimmon
Someone or something that is better than others.
"He's a huckleberry above a persimmon, for sure," Katherine said, following her gaze. "I hear tell he broke a lot of hearts in San Antone when he married you."
persimmon
UK /pɜːˈsɪmən/ US /pəɹˈsɪmən/
noun 2
Collocations
4ADJ.
dried, handmade, sweet
VERB + PERSIMMON
ate, couple, didn't, eat, give, wants
PERSIMMON + NOUN
cac, forth, hsinchu, tree, trees
PREP.
in, on
Definitions
noun
1
The orange fruit of any of various species of trees in the genus Diospyros, especially Diospyros kaki (the kaki or Japanese persimmon) or Diospyros virginiana (the wild American persimmon), which is sweet when ripe and astringent when immat
I warned them not to eat the persimmons until they were soft to the touch.
2
The tree this fruit grows on, generally one of two species of ebony: Diospyros kaki (Asian) or Diospyros virginiana (North American).
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Idioms & Phrases
the longest pole knocks the persimmon
Whoever has the most advantages has the best chance of success.
Every official in Morocco from the Sultan down is for sale, and it is a case where the longest pole knocks the persimmon.
huckleberry above one's persimmon
Something beyond one's power or ability.
[…] still it is a huckleberry above my persimmon to cipher out how it is with six months' schooling only […]
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I warned them not to eat the persimmons until they were soft to the touch.
Wiktionary02
Some boys made away with all the ripe fruits on my persimmon tree.
Tatoeba · #27683203
It is wonderful to think of Spring, when the new buds of the persimmon burst forth.
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Many of my neighbors have persimmon trees.
Tatoeba · #655515905
The persimmon is a sweet fruit, slightly spicy with a soft and sometimes fibrous texture.
Tatoeba · #686142606
When was the last time that you ate a persimmon?
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