No Picnic Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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no picnic What does no picnic mean?	not pleasant, difficult	It was no picnic trying to drive to the lake during the storm.
no picnic What does no picnic mean?	not pleasant, difficult	It was no picnic trying to drive to the lake during the storm.
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get a load off one's mind What does "get a load off one's mind" mean?	to talk about what is troubling you	I wanted to get a load off my mind so I passed the evening talking with a friend.

add insult to injury What does "add insult to injury" mean?	to make a person who feels bad feel worse, to make a bad situation worse	Our boss added insult to injury when she refused to let us use the telephone as well as the computers during lunch.
betwixt and between What does "betwixt and between" mean?	to be undecided, to be between two decisions	We were betwixt and between in our effort to try and decide which school to send our child to.
cunt cap What does "cunt cap" mean?	narrow green Army cap (so called because of its shape)	Jonny, put your cunt cap on!
sweet-talk (someone) What does "sweet-talk (someone)" mean?	to praise or flatter someone to get what you want	My sister tried to sweet-talk our father into giving her the car but he said no.
ill will What does "ill will" mean?	hostile feelings or intentions	There is much ill will between the two departments in our company.
squirrel away (something) or squirrel (something) away What does "squirrel away (something) or squirrel (something) away " mean?	to hide or store something	My niece likes to squirrel away as much money as possible from her part-time job.

get a feel for (something) What does "get a feel for (something)" mean?	to become accustomed to something and learn how it works, to learn how to do something	I am beginning to get a feel for my new job.
lead (someone) by the nose What does "lead (someone) by the nose" mean?	have full control of someone, make or persuade someone to do what you want	He isn`t very aggressive and always lets his boss lead him by the nose.
Thumb your nose at What does "Thumb your nose at" mean?	If you thumb your nose at something, you reject it or scorn it.
darken (someone's) door What does "darken (someone's) door" mean?	to visit someone or somewhere	The man has never darkened the door of the library in his town.

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No Picnic Idiom