huckleberry above one's persimmon

phrase

Something beyond one's power or ability.

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Meanings

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  1. USidiomaticSomething 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 […]

    1837, Davy Crockett, Col. Crockett's Exploits and Adventures in Texas, page 1
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APA

huckleberry above one's persimmon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/huckleberry%20above%20one's%20persimmon

MLA

“huckleberry above one's persimmon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/huckleberry%20above%20one's%20persimmon. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “huckleberry above one's persimmon,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/huckleberry%20above%20one's%20persimmon.

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