heoi anō [tāu] ka riwha ...
1. all [you're] good for is - an idiom suggesting that someone is only good for one thing, or particular things.
Whaea: Tō tāne, he māngere, he koretake. Tamāhine: Kāo, he pūkenga ngōna ki ngētehi momo mahi. Whaea: Heoi anō tāna ka riwha, he haurangi, he mahi mokopuna! (HKKT 2011:11). / Mother: You man is lazy and useless. Daughter: No, he has skills at some types of activities. Mother: All he's good for is getting drunk and making grandchildren!
koirā anake te mahi e pahawa i a [koe]
1. that's all you're good for - an idiomatic expression.
Engari hoki ki te whai noa iho ētahi i te tauira a ngā reo irirangi Pākehā, mēnā koirā anake te mahi e pahawa i a rātou, hei aha hoki i hoatu ai tētahi 'aratuku Māori' ki a rātou (HM 2/1993:4). / But also if some just follow the example of Pākehā radio, if that's all they're good for, then let's not bother giving them a Māori radio frequency.
heoi anō
1. (interjection) so much for that, there is no more, there is none other, and so, well! so so, but, however, that's all, all that had to be done was, it was OK, pretty good, all one has to do is - an idiom used with a variety of meanings. Often used in the pattern heoi anō tā ... he ....
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 128; Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 235;)
Heoi anō ko tā mātau he noho, ka kai. / All we had to do was sit down and eat.
See also heoi
