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
JoscelineJAHS-lin, JAHS-ə-linEnglish (Rare)
Eva['i:və]
Nawal-Arabic
Kaolin-English (Rare)
Teige-Irish
Diodoros-Ancient Greek