huckleberry

above (one's) huckleberry

Exceeding one's knowledge or ability. He's a great handyman but electrical work is above his huckleberry. Lifting that heavy box is definitely above my huckleberry—my arms are too scrawny for that!
See also: above, huckleberry

be (someone's) huckleberry

dated To be well or perfectly suited to someone's job, need, or purpose. Primarily heard in US. You need someone to go break your brother out of jail? Buddy, I'm your huckleberry.
See also: huckleberry

be a huckleberry above (one's) persimmon

dated To be somewhat or slightly beyond one's abilities or talents. Primarily heard in US. I'd like to help you fellas out, but I'm afraid herding cattle is a huckleberry above my persimmon.
See also: above, huckleberry, persimmon

be a huckleberry above a persimmon

dated To be better than average among similar things. Primarily heard in US. I reckon that horse of yours is a huckleberry above a persimmon, but you've got to know how to ride it for it to be of any use to you.
See also: above, huckleberry, persimmon

be a huckleberry over (one's) persimmon

dated To be somewhat or slightly beyond one's abilities or talents. Primarily heard in US. I'd like to help you fellas out, but I'm afraid herding cattle is a huckleberry over my persimmon.
See also: huckleberry, over, persimmon

bet a huckleberry to a persimmon

dated To wager or reckon a very small amount (usually used in the negative). Primarily heard in US. I wouldn't bet a huckleberry to a persimmon that we'll see any share of that money.
See also: bet, huckleberry, persimmon

huckleberry above (one's) persimmon

dated Somewhat or slightly beyond one's abilities or talents. Primarily heard in US. I'd like to help you fellas out, but I'm afraid herding cattle is a huckleberry above my persimmon
See also: above, huckleberry, persimmon

huckleberry above a persimmon

dated Better than average among similar things. Primarily heard in US. I reckon that horse of yours is a huckleberry above a persimmon, but you've got to know how to ride it for it to be of any use to you.
See also: above, huckleberry, persimmon
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

above one's bend

 and above one's huckleberry
Rur. beyond one's ability. Fixing those new cars with computers in them is above my bend. Joe's a good cook, but fancy desserts are above his huckleberry.
See also: above, bend
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • above (one's) huckleberry
  • above (one's) bend
  • above bend
  • live above
  • live above (someone or something)
  • par
  • above par
  • above all
  • above all (else)
  • a cut above average
References in periodicals archive
(12) Huckleberry Finn or, to use a recent coinage of Newsweek's Malcolm Jones, "Huckness" (uncannily close to "hucksterism") is such an intriguing proposition not really on account of the masquerades, shape-shifting, tit-tat-to, trente-et-quarante, all kinds of games we all play all the time.
De same ole Huck--America's speculum meditantis. A (p)re-view
During the rest of Huckleberry Finn, Huck's skills of play are productive only when used for survival, while Tom is able to dedicate his play skills entirely to the purpose of adventure and self-gratification.
"There's more honor": reinterpreting Tom and the evasion in Huckleberry Finn
With that, Mom carries one huckleberry pie while I take the others out to her Prius and we set off.
Burned again: things heat up when you stick your nose where it doesn't belong. And that's why Maggie got herself a big ol' slice of humble pie
"Huckleberry Finn" becomes what some critics have labeled "an elaborate farce" while "the rich and powerful imagery of Life on the Mississippi devolves into a travel log," Freiling told SJR.
Did the journalist in Sam Clemens foil the novelist in Mark Twain?
These results suggest that Na+ exclusion in the leaf blade and greater antioxidant activity in the root constitute important adaptations to salt stress in huckleberry. Particularly, cwPOD activity in the leaf and root of huckleberry suggest a dual role in the adaptation; mainly reactive oxygen species detoxification in leaf and enhanced lignin deposition in root, which functions in controlling root-to-shoot Na+ delivery.
Effect of Salt Stress on Na Accumulation, Antioxidant Enzyme Activities and Activity of Cell Wall Peroxidase of Huckleberry (Solanum scabrum) and Eggplant (Solanum melongena)
However, while most audiences and readers are very familiar with Gone With the Wind and The Wizard of Oz, Adams' other choices, such as The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn were, as Adams acknowledges, not as celebrated as the first two.
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The Fulton Steamboat Inn offers guests many onsite amenities including Huckleberry's Restaurant and Tavern, where guests can enjoy fresh local fare and signature dishes; the heated indoor pool and whirlpool, complete with adult swim; the koi pond, where you can enjoy feeding both the ducks and koi; the "Jr.
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Rebecca Killick, the owner of Huckleberry Hustler, said: "We're proud to finally be able to launch such a fun, quirky and all-round stylish children's brand in the region with Minti.
Children's brand Minti launched in Mideast
I just found a description online for Huckleberry which says they"play a blend of dirty Hammond organ, punk psychosis, 60s garage pop and maximum rock'n'roll."
Gig sure to be fun and James
It is the voice, we can only say, of a great genius named Huckleberry Finn, who inhabited a somewhat lesser genius named Mark Twain, who inhabited a frustrated businessman named Samuel Clemens."
Looking for Writers Beyond Their Work
The book: Illegal Migrations and the Huckleberry Finn Problem
Book of note
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn are available either as separate books ($12.95) or combined in a single volume ($24.95).
Books received by MTC: NewSouth Tom and Huck
MARK TWAIN'S ADVENTURES OF Huckleberry Finn is at once a comic masterpiece and a serious exploration of what distinguishes the American character, above all, its love of freedom and independence.
Aristocracy in America
HEREFORD: 2.20 Shoegazer, 2.50 Jolibob, 3.20 Newton Tonic, 3.50 Cebonne, 4.20 Huckleberry, 4.50 Marodima.
TODAY'S TIPS
At the same time, I can recall word-for-word the theme tune to the 1979 TV series Huckleberry Finn and Friends, which isn't a skill that anyone else values very much.
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