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can't help it
(I) can't help it.
There is nothing I can do to help the situation.; That is the way it is.; There is nothing I can do. (Often in answer to a criticism.) Mary: Your hair is a mess. Sue: It's windy. I can't help it. Fred: I wish you'd quit coughing all the time. Sally: I can't help it. I wish I could too.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Arnaldo | | - | Italian |
| Hippolyte (2) | | - | French |
| Pratik | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali |
| Ljerka | | - | Croatian, Serbian, Slovene |
| El | | - | Near Eastern Mythology |
| Sava | | - | Serbian, Bulgarian |