can't help

Idioms  

1. Also,. 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]

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Example Sentences

But he can’t help but dish on his storage solution for the bottles.

From The Wall Street Journal

Agnes cares for her second daughter so devoutly that her worry can’t help but portend tragedy, and Zhao and O’Farrell’s foreshadowing is as subtle as a sword to the spleen.

From Salon

At times, he had appeared apologetic after an incident and was said to have told one female staff member he "can't help myself".

From BBC

There is no punting in touch football, but there’s always going to be a rule breaker who can’t help but punt the ball.

From The Wall Street Journal

Brown, who’s been chronically bothered by his under-deployment in the Eagles offense, a lament that can’t help but implicate Philly quarterback Jalen Hurts.

From The Wall Street Journal