e taea te aha
1. nothing could be done, nothing can be done, nothing can be done about it - an idiom to say that a problem is insurmountable, unavoidable or can't be rectified.
Engari e taea te aha, kua puta, kua kore ia e taea te whakahoki atu ki tōna rua i puta ake ai (HJ 2012:21). / But nothing can be done, it's out and can no longer be returned to its lair that it emerged from.
Synonyms: e kore e taea te pēhea, kāore (hoki) e taea te pēhea, ūā ana, tē taea te aha, kāore (hoki) e taea te pēwhea, e taea (hoki) te pēhea, e taea (hoki) te pēwhea
