couldn't help it

(I) couldn't help it.

There was no way I could prevent it.; I was unable to prevent something from happening.; I was unable to control myself. Sally: You let the paint dry with brush marks in it. Mary: I couldn't help it. The telephone rang. Fred: You got fingerprints all over the window. Mary: Sorry. Couldn't help it.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ashoka	['æ'ʃəukə]
Jae	JAY	English (Rare)
Steward	['stju:wəd]
Zara (2)	-	Bulgarian
Thecla	-	Dutch (Rare), Late Greek (Latinized)
Flavien	fla-vee-AWN	French