1. I agree! exactly! that is it in a nutshell! - an idiom sometimes used to express agreement with an opinion.
Tio: E whakapae ana au nā te kore whare e noho nei ētahi tāngata i runga i ō rātou motokā. Mere: Koia hoki! / Joe: I'm claiming that the lack of housing is why some people live in their cars. Mere: Exactly!
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