kāore he tahuringa ake
1. there's nowhere to turn, there's not much that can be done, there's no escape.
I te mea ko te mata tonu o Papatūānuku tana kāinga, he māmā noa iho ki te kurī te whaiwhai haere i tōna kakara, waihoki, kāore he tahuringa ake mō te kākāpō (HM 4/1998:4). / Because the ground is its home, it's quite easy for a dog to follow its scent, and in addition there's nowhere for he kākāpō to escape to.
