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
Cruz	KROOTH (Spanish), KROOS (Latin American Spanish), KROOSH (Portuguese)	Spanish, Portuguese
Arlen	AHR-lən	English
Hope	[həup]
Silvia	SEEL-vyah (Italian), SEEL-byah (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, English, German, Late Roman, Roman Mythology
Aurora	ow-RO-rah (Spanish), ə-RAWR-ə (English), OW-ro-rah (Finnish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, German, Romanian, Finnish, Roman Mythology
Erdmann	ERD-mahn	German