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can't help

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can't 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: can't, help
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"I can't help that," the Man of Principle replied, with that lofty scorn of practical considerations distinguishing his species.
Fantastic-Fables by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
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.
A Horse's Tale by Twain, Mark View in context
"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.
The People That Time Forgot by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
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