not able to help

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not able to help something

unable to prevent or control something. (Not able to is often expressed as can't.) I'm sorry about being late. I wasn't able to help it. Bob can't help being boring.

See also: able, help

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Surely this would help to pick up those who are definitely not able to help themselves or even feed themselves properly. Manager shows the way forward; VIEWPOINTS by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) They need your help just like any other child would need your help since they are not able to help themselves. Donating Online to Thailand by KengIsm / News, opinion and commentary community Jackson was not able to help people get their ex back then why would his product still be recommended since 2007? Does the Magic of Making up Really Work? Don't Waste Your Time! by Expert Thomas / Relationships community			noodle over nor nose nose about nose around nose in nose is out of joint nose or a group out nose out nose out of nose to tail nosh on not a bit not a chance Not a chance! not a dry eye not a glimmer not a kid anymore not a living soul not a moment to spare not a pretty sight not able not able to call time own not able to get for love or money not able to go on not able to help not able to make anything out not able to make head or tail of not able to see the forest for the trees not able to stomach not able to wait Not again! not agree with not all is cracked up to be not all it is cracked up to be Not always Not anymore not as young as one used to be not at all Not bad not bat an eye not bat an eyelid not believe ears not believe eyes not believe your eyes not born yesterday not breathe a word not buy not by a long shot not by any stretch not cup of tea			Not a planet not a pretty sight not a pretty sight Not A Problem Not A Problem, Works As Designed Not a Real Caps Fan Not A Real Clan Not A Real Gentleman Not a Real Person Not A Registered User Not A Rocket Scientist Not a Sentence not a shot in locker not a shot in locker not a shot in locker Not A Snowball's Chance in Hell Not a Surgical Abdomen Not A Tagline But Should Be Not A Trooper not a whit not a whit not a whit not abide not abiding not able not able not able to be conveyed not able to call time own not able to get for love or money not able to go on not able to help not able to make anything out not able to make head or tail of Not Able to Search Because of Geomuggles not able to see the forest for the trees not able to stomach not able to wait Not Above Not Above or Equal not absolute not abundant not accept Not Acceptable not accepting not accidental not according to law Not Acknowledged Not Acknowledged Signal Not Actual Mileage Not Adequately Defined not admissible not admit not admitted Not again! not agree

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