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Today's Idiom = "Can't Help But Do Something"






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Can't Help But Do Something ( it has to happen; there is no way to not do it ... )

"Can't Help But Do Something"



You have to do the thing that you "cannot help but do".

Example: "When she said that, I couldn't help but laugh."



You do not have the choice of not doing the thing you "cannot help but do".

Example: "When I eat seafood, I cannot help but throw up."





Can't Do Anything With Someone Or Something

Can't Hold A Candle To Someone


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