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
Navid-Persian, Arabic
Roelof-Dutch
Ziyad-Arabic
Atherfold['æθəfəuld]
Nikhila-Indian, Telugu, Hindi
MauriceMAWR-is (English), mə-REES (English), mo-REES (French)English, French