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ko taua āhua anō rā

1. exactly the same - an idiom to indicate that two or more things are the same.

Kua kore e kitea he tūī i ngā uru rākau o Kirikiriroa. Me te korimako, ko taua āhua anō rā. / Tūī are no longer seen in the groves of trees in Hamilton. And the bellbird is the same.

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(ko) taua āhua kē anō

1. in trouble again, at it again - an idiom to suggest that someone or something is back in the same predicament as at some time previously.

I mahara au kua mutu tana kai paipa. Mea rawa ake, ko taua āhua kē anō. / I thought she had stopped smoking, but it hasn't been long before she's taken it up again.

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ko taua āhua tonu/ko taua āhua rā anō

1. just the same, as per usual - an idiom to indicate that nothing has changed.

Kei te pēhea a Pou? Ko taua āhua tonu. Kei te totitoti tonu ia. / How is Pou? Just the same. He's still limping.

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Synonyms: e rua, e rua

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