no picnic
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Small-caps are no picnic either, with more than 40% of companies in the Russell 2000 being unprofitable, including lots of biotechs that require expertise to vet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
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 • Jul. 30, 2025
Much of Michelle Obama’s speech was managing expectations about how, even if Democrats feel euphoric now, the next couple of months will be no picnic.
From Slate • Aug. 21, 2024
He knows their private lives are no picnic either.
From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2024
Not to mention me turning forty last year, which was no picnic, but people always guess me not a day over thirty so who’s counting?
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
