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the longest pole knocks the persimmon

the longest pole knocks the persimmon proverb: whoever has the most advantages has the best chance of success.

Proverb

the longest pole knocks the persimmon

  1. (Southern US, US, dated, especially) 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.1905, The Rosary Magazine, volume 26, page 517

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Questions about the longest pole knocks the persimmon

What does the longest pole knocks the persimmon mean?
The longest pole knocks the persimmon means whoever has the most advantages has the best chance of success.
What part of speech is the longest pole knocks the persimmon?
The longest pole knocks the persimmon is a proverb.

Words near the longest pole knocks the persimmon in the dictionary

  1. the living daylights out of
  2. the living shit out of
  3. the long and short
  4. the long and the short
  5. the long way around the barn
  6. the longest pole knocks the persimmon
  7. the longest purse knocks the persimmon
  8. the Loop
  9. the Lord helps those that help themselves
  10. the Lord helps those who help themselves
  11. the Lord works in mysterious ways

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