Idiom
can't help
Meaning
To be unable to avoid a situation, or stop something from happening.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I can't help laughing when I see that funny video.”
“She knew she should be quiet in the library, but she couldn't help whispering to her friend.”
“Even though he understood the risks involved in the venture, he couldn't help feeling a sense of optimism about the final outcome.”
Examples
simple
“I can't help laughing when I see that funny video.”
contextual
“She knew she should be quiet in the library, but she couldn't help whispering to her friend.”
complex
“Even though he understood the risks involved in the venture, he couldn't help feeling a sense of optimism about the final outcome.”
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