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
EpaphrasEP-ə-fras (English)Biblical, Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
StephanySTEF-ə-neeEnglish
Evpraksiya-Russian
LiljaLIL-yah (Icelandic), LEEL-yah (Finnish)Icelandic, Finnish
Vinko-Croatian, Slovene
Zinoviya-Russian