e kuhu
1. fend for oneself, do it yourself, suck it up, toughen up, do on one's own.
Pare: E hoa, haere mai rā ki te āwhina i a au. Rangi: E kuhu koe i a koe. Kia kaha (HKK 1999:177). / Pare: My friend, come and help me. Rangi: You can do it on your own. Get into it.
Kua ‘tangata whenua’ koutou iāianā, nō reira mā koutou anō koutou e kuhu (HKK 1999:177). / You are part of the host group now, so you can fend for yourselves.
See also kuhu
