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
Iacobus-Biblical Latin
Brynhildr-Norse Mythology, Ancient Scandinavian
Gluke-Yiddish
Matthei-Old Church Slavic
Devaraja-Hinduism
Ulrikke-Norwegian, Danish