huckleberry above a persimmon
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- (US, idiomatic) Someone or something that is better than others.
- 2001, Cynthia Sterling, A Husband by Law, page 48:
- "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."