Cannot help but - Idioms by The Free Dictionary

A phrase used when one feels very strongly compelled to do something. We cannot help but intervene here, before you throw your life away on drugs! Cannothelpbut-IdiomsbyTheFreeDictionaryhttps://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/cannot+help+butPrinterFriendly cannothelpbut cannothelpbutAphraseusedwhenonefeelsverystronglycompelledtodosomething.Wecannothelpbutintervenehere,beforeyouthrowyourlifeawayondrugs!Mymomcan'thelpbutmeddleinmylovelife,eventhoughI'm30yearsold!Seealso:but,cannot,helpcan'thelpbut(dosomething)1.Tohaveacompulsiontodosomethingthatistoostrongtoignoreoravoid.Ican'thelpbutlendmyassistancetothoseinneed.It'sjustwhoIam,Iguess.Afterseeingyoubecomemoreandmoreconsumedbyyouraddiction,wecouldn'thelpbutintervene.2.Tohavenocontroloverorbeunabletoavoidsomeaction.Iknowyou'reirritated,butourguestscan'thelpbutarrivelateifthey'restillstuckintraffic.Iknowit'ssilly,butIcan'thelpbutfeellikeIfailedyousomehow.Seealso:but,helpFarlexDictionaryofIdioms.©2022Farlex,Inc,allrightsreserved.can'thelpbutdosomething[tobe]unabletochooseanybutonecourseofaction.(Alsowithcannot.)Herparentslivenearby,soshecan'thelpbutgothereonholidays.Bobisatennisfanandcan'thelpbuttraveltoWimbledoneachyear.Seealso:but,helpMcGraw-HillDictionaryofAmericanIdiomsandPhrasalVerbs.©2002byTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Seealso:can'thelpbut(dosomething)can'thelpbutdocannotchoosebutcan'tcan'tbutcannotcannotbuteggsiseggsfrommycold,deadhands(as)sureaseggs(iseggs) WanttothankTFDforitsexistence?Tellafriendaboutus,addalinktothispage,orvisitthewebmaster'spageforfreefuncontent. Linktothispage:cannothelpbut Facebook Twitter Feedback Flashcards&Bookmarks ? PleaseloginorregistertouseFlashcardsandBookmarks.YoucanalsologinwithFacebookTwitterGoogle Flashcards ? Mybookmarks ? + Addcurrentpagetobookmarks Referencesinperiodicalsarchive ? WhileIdonotalwayslikeblamingreferees,Icannothelpbutfeelthat,onthisoccasion,ifdifferentdecisionshadbeenmadewecouldhavewonthematch.Ref'sdecisionscostBlueswin;YourShout Idiomsbrowser ? ▲candidateforapairofwingscandiedcandlecandleinthewindcandlelightcandlestickcan-docandycandymancandystorecandy-asscandy-assedcandy-coatcanecanitocannedcannedlaughtercannedupcannoncannonfoddercannotcannotbutcannotchoosebutcannotfindhidenorhairof(someoneorsomething)cannotforthelifeofme/him/her/us/themcannothelpbutcannothelpdoingcannotholdacandletocannotholdacandletosomebody/somethingcannotmakeheadortailofsomethingcannotseeanyfurtherthantheendofone'snosecannotseefurtherthantheendofone'snosecannotseefurtherthanyournosecannotseethewoodforthetreescanoecanoncanscan-shakercantcan'tcan't(dosomething)fornutscan't(dosomething)fortoffeecan't(dosomething)tosave(one's)lifecan'tabide(someoneorsomething)can'targuewiththatcan'tbearsedcan'tbebadcan'tbebotheredcan'tbedoingwith(something)can'tbedoingwithsomethingcan'tbefagged▼ Fullbrowser ? ▲cannotgetawordinedgewise cannotgetforloveormoney cannotgetherhandson cannotgethishandson cannotgetitforloveormoney cannotgetmyhandson cannotgetofftheground cannotgetone'shandson cannotgetone'sheadaround cannotgetone'sheadaroundit cannotgetone'sheadaroundsomething cannotgetone'sheadaroundthat cannotgetourhandson cannotgetsomebody'shandson cannotgetsomeone'shandson cannotgetsomethingforloveormoney cannotgetsomethingfornothing cannotgetsomethingfornothing,you cannotgettheirhandson cannotgetyourhandson cannotgoon cannothackit cannothaveitbothways cannothaveyourcakeandeatit cannothaveyourcakeandeatittoo cannothelp cannothelp cannothelp cannothelp cannothelp cannothelpbutcannothelpbutnotice cannothelpbutnoticethat cannothelpdoing cannothelpit cannothelpnoticing cannothelpnoticingthat cannothitthebroadsideofabarn cannothitthesideofabarn cannotholdacandleto cannotholdacandletoher cannotholdacandletohim cannotholdacandletoit cannotholdacandletome cannotholdacandletoone cannotholdacandletosomebody cannotholdacandletosomebody/something cannotholdacandletosomeone cannotholdacandletosomething cannotholdacandletothem cannotholdacandletous cannotholdacandletoyou cannotholdalightto cannotholdalighttoher cannotholdalighttohim cannotholdalighttoit cannotholdalighttome cannotholdalighttoone cannotholdalighttosomebody cannotholdalighttosomeone cannotholdalighttosomething ▼ FacebookShare Twitter CITE Site: Follow: Facebook Twitter Rss Mail Share: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Mail Open/Close MorefromIdiomsandphrases MobileApps Apple Android Kindle Windows WindowsPhone FreeTools Forsurfers: Freetoolbar&extensions WordoftheDay WordFinder Help Forwebmasters: Freecontent Linking Lookupbox