can't help but do



can't help but do something

[to be] unable to choose any but one course of action. (Also with cannot.) Her parents live nearby, so she can't help but go there on holidays. Bob is a tennis fan and can't help but travel to Wimbledon each year.
See also: but, help

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lluc-Catalan
FlanneryFLAN-ə-reeEnglish (Rare)
Jenny['dʒeni]
Sanaz-Persian
Iohel-Biblical Latin
Sonam-Tibetan, Bhutanese, Indian, Hindi, Marathi