no picnic

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.

Example Sentences

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

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

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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.

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

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

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