No picnic

Learning English Conversations

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Language Learning, Education

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2017

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

Some things in life are hard work. Discover a phrase that describes these situations

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0:00.0	This is a download from BBC Learning English.
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0:06.0	The English we speak.
0:08.0	From BBC learning English.
0:11.0	com.
0:12.0	Hello I'm Rob. And I'm Faye Faye and this is the English we speak and today we
0:18.1	we're outdoors in the park having a picnic yes a picnic it's, a picnic. It's very nice. Thanks for preparing it, Rob.
0:25.8	Oh, no problem. Well, actually, it was a problem.
0:30.0	Oh, I thought preparing a picnic would be easy.
0:33.5	No, no. First, I had to find some money to buy some food, and then I had to walk to the supermarket,
0:39.5	because my car isn't working, then I had to prepare the food, and then I had to go to work food and then I had to go to work and then I had to
0:45.2	Oh Oh I get it it was an effort well what I'm saying is it was no picnic
0:50.9	Huh it is Rob.
0:53.0	Look, sandwiches, crisps, salad, strawberries.
0:56.0	Yes, that's a picnic, but making it was no picnic.
1:00.0	I mean, there was nothing easy or pleasant about it. I get it. Let's hear some more examples of situations that are no picnic.
1:08.8	Having no job in trying to pay the bills is no picnic.
1:15.0	Living on the fifth floor without a lift is no picnic.
1:19.0	I have to carry everything up the stairs. So when you say something is no picnic you
1:27.6	mean it's a difficult or unpleasant situation. Well Rob it may have been difficult to prepare but it was worth the effort the food is
1:36.4	delicious. Oh thanks very much. Oh no rain I think we'd better take cover quick
1:42.4	Oh dear it seems that this is literally no
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