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Idioms and Phrases
Also, can't help but or cannot but . Be unable to do otherwise. For example, I can't help thinking that the keys will turn up eventually , or He couldn't help but believe he would pass the entrance exam , or I cannot but applaud his efforts . The first of these phrases, can't help , is always followed by a present participle whereas the others take an infinitive. [c. 1700]Discover More
Example Sentences
Dont know anything about it, but just cant help playing—natural ear.
But you cant help how your hair grows, so Im not blaming Maitland, and it was better gone.
Miss Scudder, I know folks like me shouldnt have their eyes open too wide, but then I cant help noticing some things.
Look here; youre still looking at things from a moral point of view; you cant help it.
It ruins ones game when one cant help seeing ones opponents hand.
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