huckleberry above one's persimmon
English
Phrase
a huckleberry above one's persimmon
- (US, idiomatic) Something beyond one's power or ability.
- 1837, Davy Crockett, Col. Crockett's Exploits and Adventures in Texas (page 1)
- […] 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)
Related terms
- above one's huckleberry
- huckleberry above a persimmon