Kīwaha

Tō ihu

Nosey

E hē

Not/no

E tama

Oh boy

Hei te tau Tītoki

When the time is right

Moumou te aro atu

Waste of time focusing on that

Tūkuru

Too good

Hamo pango

Coward

Tō tero

Up yours!

Ekea te waka

Get on board

Auare ake

Didn’t crack it/ to no avail

Engari mō tēnā

Doubt it

He kōrero anō tēnā

That’s another story

He roro hipi

Sheeps brain

Ka kore, kua kore

When it's gone, it’s gone

I wāu/wāna nei hoki

Poor you/ her

Ka kai i ōu hāmuti

You’ll regret it!

Kei hea te tero o te hea?

Don’t ask

Kāmu te pāmu

Calm the farm!

He aha te aha

What is what

He aha hoki tāu

What are you on about?

Hei aha māu

Worry about yourself

Hei aha tāu

Keep it to yourself

Āmiki rawa tēnā

Too much information

He aha hoki

Not a chance

E hawa, e hawa

No way, serious?

Waha pakaru

chatterbox

kahu o te wai

surface level

ngaungau tūara

talking behind someone’s back

nāu āu, nāku āku

yours is yours, mine is mine

Heoi rā anō/inanōnei

Is that all?

Hei a koe

Your check

Ehara

You know it

Whakaruaki ana!

Sick

Ka ngangaro

That's better

I haere Māori atu, i hoki Māori mai

I left as a Māori and I have returned as a Māori, task not accomplished, mission unsuccessful - an idiom to say that a mission was not accomplished. An idiom used by Tāwhiao after his unsuccessful trip to England

E kore e taea te pēhea

nothing can be done about is, it can't be helped - an idiom to say that a problem is insurmountable, unavoidable or can't be rectified

Hei aha atu

Don't bother! don't let it bother you! it didn't bother us, don't take any notice - an idiom to suggest that the listener should take no notice of what someone else has said or done because it is of no value

Hei aha (atu) mā wai?

Who cares? - an idiom to suggest that the listener should take no notice of what someone else has said or done because it is of no value

He momo

Inherited trait

Tē hāngai

Not applicable

Taihoa ka toka

TBC

Ehara i te tī

YOLO

Mō te kore noa iho

Over nothing

Nā te wā tērā

That’s just how it panned out

ka/kua aua atu te wā

for a long time, it's been ages - indicates that an activity or state existed for a long period of time.

aua atu te/ngā [tūmomo ingoa]

how many/a lot of

whakamutua

stop it! Cut it out.

Wetiweti!

Wicked!

Tūwhitia te hopo

Feel the fear and do it anyway

Turituri warawara

Blah blah blah

Tuhia ki tō rae

Never forget this!

(ko) te/tōna tikanga

supposedly, it would seem, strictly speaking, by rights, it's supposed to be like this - an idiom used to make an assertion or to state that something was supposed to take place or have taken place

kei toitoiokewa

don't speak too soon - an expression warning someone not to speak of their success before a game or a hunting expedition, which is considered unlucky. Sometimes written as two words, i.e. toitoi okewa

toitoi okewa

inviting a lack of success in hunting, fishing, etc., counting one's chickens before they hatch

Āna tō kai/E nge

Serves you rigt

Te tū mai o te ihu

Snob

Te tokorima a Māui

No worries, leave it to the five fingers of Māui.

Te rangi i taka iho

When the sky falls down

Te mutunga kē mai o te pai

Never been better

Taringa mārō

Inattentive

Tangi reme

The cry of a lamb

Tahia te tahua

Work it out! Make peace!

Purari paka

Bloody bastard!

Pai tū, pai hinga

Give it a go!

Oa te māka

OTT

Nā wai tāu?

Says who?

Mahia tāu i kōrero ai

Walk the talk

Mā tēnā ka aha?

What will that solve?

Kotahi atu

Straight to …

Koia pū

Exactly right

Ko ia a runga

On to it