e taea (hoki) te pēwhea
1. nothing can be done about is, it can't be helped - an idiom to say that a problem is insurmountable, unavoidable or can't be rectified.
Kua pae mai he kauika upokohue ki uta. E taea hoki te pēwhea? Kua mate kē te nuinga. / A pod of pilot whales has been stranded. Nothing can be done about it. Most of them are already dead.
Synonyms: e taea te aha, e kore e taea te pēhea, kāore (hoki) e taea te pēhea, kāore (hoki) e taea te pēwhea, e taea (hoki) te pēhea, ūā ana, tē taea te aha
