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1. no way, not even, get out of here - an expression to disagree with a comment that has just been made.

Wahine: I kite koe i te kēmu i te pō rā? Ka tau kē ko Ngā Rau Hiriwa! Tāne: He aroha pea nō ngā Taimana. Wahine: Ū ā! Ko Aotearoa te tīma kei te kōtihi o te ao (HKKT 1/2011:36). / Woman: Did you see the game last night? The Silver Ferns were on fire! Man: Perhaps it was sympathy from the Diamonds. Woman: Get out of here! New Zealand are the best team in the world.

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