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heoi anō [tāu], he

1. all [she] has to do is, all [he] did was, all [they] had to do was - an idiom suggesting a course of action that should be done, or should have been done.

Heoi anō tā rātou, he aru i ngā whakamāherehere i waiho mai nei e ō rātou pakeke. / All they have to do is follow the advice left by their elders.
Nāku ērā mahi, heoi anō tāna, he noho noa iho. / I did that work, all she did was sit there.
Kua oti i a au te tuhi tā tāua reta. Heoi anō tāu, he haina (HKK 1999:173). / I've finished writing our letter. All you have to do is sign it.

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