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What does "bring a picnic" mean? How can "picnic" be brought by someone?

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Rebecca

She means that he has brought something to her, the picnic. She is referring to the action of bringing something to her, which is the picnic meal. Generally, picnics are outside and not brought inside. Ex: He brought some flowers to her office for her birthday. Ex: My dog brought me a dead rat from outside.

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