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no picnic

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  1. Difficult, no fun, as in Recovering from abdominal surgery is no picnic. This expression, alluding to a picnic as a pleasant occasion, was first recorded in 1888.

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“No picnic basket, Lumawoo,” Cassiopeia finally said, before dissolving into giggles.

From Literature

The importance of maintaining a healthy scalp is not to be sneezed at, and lice are no picnic either.

From Literature

Enough about the savory options, because no picnic is complete without its sweet fixings — and no summer picnic is complete without a cold treat to help battle the heat.

From Salon

Invading south Lebanon, however well reasoned or cleverly planned, is no picnic.

From Slate

And no picnic is complete without the quintessential summertime food: lobster rolls.

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