1. unleashing the monster - an expression for unleashing something that then proves impossible to control.
Kaua e whakaarahia ake anō taua raruraru - he unuhanga taniwha tēnā mahi. Waiho kia moe ana (HJ 2012:21). / Don't raise that problem gain - that's unleashing the monster. Let it lie.
Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index by John C Moorfield comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Māori language.
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He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.
