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can't help |
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can't help something also cannot help something to not be able to control or stop something A lot of kids daydream in school. They just can't help it. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form can't help but do something: I couldn't help but notice that the table is a bit wobbly. See also: help How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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"I can't help that," the Man of Principle replied, with that lofty scorn of practical considerations distinguishing his species. I don't know, Marse Tom, it's one of her words; she loves the big ones, you know, and I pick them up from her; they sound good and I can't help it. "I suppose I'm a fool," remarked the assistant secretary; "but by George, I can't help believing it, and I can see that girl now, with the big Airedale at her side protecting her from the terrors of a million years ago. |
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