couldn't help it

(I) couldn't help it.

There was no way I could prevent it.; I was unable to prevent something from happening.; I was unable to control myself. Sally: You let the paint dry with brush marks in it. Mary: I couldn't help it. The telephone rang. Fred: You got fingerprints all over the window. Mary: Sorry. Couldn't help it.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hovhannes	-	Armenian
Aminta	-	Literature
Ayame	ah-yah-me	Japanese
JŪLija	-	Latvian
Ophelia	[əu'fi:liə]
GÜNel	-	Azerbaijani