no picnic



no picnic

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.
See also: picnic

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ananth-Tamil, Indian, Telugu, Kannada
Jeong-Huijung-heeKorean
PoulPOWLDanish
Edelmiro-Spanish
Abel['eibəl]
Stewart['stjuət]