hē te manawa
1. (stative) be out of breath, out of heart, failing health, in difficulty, in trouble.
I ōna tekau tau whakamutunga, kua hē te manawa; kua mōhio e kore e eke i te Pāremata tētahi kaupapa hei whakatutuki i ana tūmanako mō Ngāi Tahu (TTR 1994:104). / In the final decade of his life, in failing health, he knew he would not achieve success in parliament with his hopes for Ngāi Tahu.
Synonyms: tūngāngā, hēmanawa, pau [te] hau, pukā, ngaengae, naenae
