ngutu huia
1. (noun) talkative person, know-all, clever Dick.
He mōhio ake te ngutu huia rā i tō tātou kaiako! / That know-all is more knowledgeable than our teacher!
Synonyms: whakaputa mōhio
[tō] kaha kē
1. you've got a nerve, you've got a cheek, that's not on, shame on you, you're a dick - sometimes used as an idiom to criticise someone's actions.
Pare: Anei ā tāua rare - nāku i tango mai i ngā tamariki rā. Rangi: Tō kaha kē! (HKK 1999:84). / Pare: Here are our sweets - I took them from those children. Rangi: Shame on you!
Tō koutou kaha kē ki te mātakitaki noa atu i te kuia rā e hauhake ana i ana taewa (HKK 1999:84). / Shame on you just watching that elderly woman harvesting her potatoes.
Te kaha kē o Pukupā ki te pati moni i te wahine e hia kē nei ana tamariki (HKK 1999:84). / Pukupā has got a nerve begging money from that woman who has so many children.
kātuarehe
1. (verb) to be outstanding, marvellous - used as an idiom at the start of a sentence to express how good something is.
Kātuarehe te whakaari hou a Tānemahuta Kerei. / Tānemahuta Grey's new drama is outstanding.
Synonyms: ka kino te haere, mīharo, pai mutunga, māharo, whakaharahara, ka mahi ..., taiea, taumata rau, tapatapahi ana, kōhure, ahurei, te kino kē hoki
2. (noun) crafty devil, cunning devil, clever dick, talented person, skilful person, famous person, expert, a gun, a star - used as an idiom to express how talented, skilled or famous someone is. It can also be used in a derogatory sense.
Ko te kātuarehe nāna katoa ēnei whakairo ko Pakaariki Harrison. / The expert who did all these carvings is Pakaariki Harrison.
