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rūkahu - be false, exaggerate

Rukahu, a. 1. Blustering, noisy.

2. False, untrue. He rukahu! (Oh, nonsense! All humbug!).—He rukahu nga korero Te Putaewa.

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Kaua e rūkahu!
Don't talk rubbish!
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...

Kei a koe te rūkahu!
You're the one for talking rubbish.

Tēnā piki rūkahu tēnā!
That's a big load of rubbish!

E kāo! He rūkahu tēnā!
No way! That's rubbish (an exaggeration).

Tēnā rūkahu tēnā!
That's a load of rubbish!

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#164: I am careful about eating sugar lest I die of diabetes
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