te rae anake
1. with nothing, empty-handed - an idiom used for going empty-handed to friends or to a marae, etc.
Kāore e pai kia haere ki tētahi marae ko te rae anake. Me hari he kōparepare. / It's not good to go to a marae empty-handed. A gift should be taken.
Aroha ana ngā tūwaewae nei i te haerenga mai ko te rae anake. / I feel sorry for these guests that have arrived with absolutely nothing.
