engari koe he kai
1. its food so eat it, get it down you - an idiom used for a child who won't eat what's put in front of her/him, turning her nose up up because she doesn't like the food.
Rangi: He aha koe e auē nā? Pare: He kore nōku e pai ki te kāroti me te kamokamo. Rangi: Engari koe he kai. Kia tere kē tō kai i ngā kai nā kia pau rā anō! (HKK 1999:158). / Rangi: Why are you bawling? Pare: Because I don't like the carrots and kamokamo. Rangi: Get it down you. Hurry up and eat it all up!
