Well, Darren’s no picnic??
‘Yeah.’ Dougie gazed across the flames at them, faces just a foot apart, grinning at each other. ‘Yeah, think he really likes her.’
‘Wonder why,’ I murmured, finishing the thought I could see lingering on his lips.
Dougie laughed. ‘Well, Darren’s no picnic,’ he said quietly. ‘He can be a tosser.’
I grimaced my agreement, not really wanting to say it aloud.
‘Guess they’re perfect for each other, then,’ I offered, smiling wryly.

I would like to know what do " ‘Well, Darren’s no picnic,’ “ and " ‘He can be a tosser.’" here mean .Thanks.

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Well, Darren’s no picnic??
‘Yeah.’ Dougie gazed across the flames at them, faces just a foot apart, grinning at each other. ‘Yeah, think he really likes her.’
‘Wonder why,’ I murmured, finishing the thought I could see lingering on his lips.
Dougie laughed. ‘Well, Darren’s no picnic,’ he said quietly. ‘He can be a tosser.’
I grimaced my agreement, not really wanting to say it aloud.
‘Guess they’re perfect for each other, then,’ I offered, smiling wryly.

I would like to know what do " ‘Well, Darren’s no picnic,’ “ and " ‘He can be a tosser.’" here mean .Thanks.

Answer

"is no picnic" means is not comfortable or easy or pleasant to get along with, when used about a person.
When used about a thing it would suggest something that is difficult to do.

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A picnic is pleasant, nice. This person here is saying that Derrick is not a good or nice, like a picnic would be.

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