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Daily Easy English Expression Podcast

26 Daily Easy English Expression PODCAST—I couldn't help it.

Daily Easy English Expression Podcast

Shane Peterson

Language Learning, Education, Self-improvement

4.7756 Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2014

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Today’s expression and dialog: I couldn’t help it. Why did you laugh in class? I couldn’t help it. What was so funny? The way he said Uranus.   Please subscribe on iTunes and get this podcast EVERY DAY! Our sponsors: www.letsmasterenglish.com/tryddm www.letsmasterenglish.com/grammar Our YouTube channel:

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0:00.0

Hello everybody, my name is Coach Shane and welcome to easy English expressions.

0:10.0

You and me every day, come on, let's master English.

0:30.5

Hello everybody, welcome back to Daily Easy English Expression.

0:34.1

This is podcast number 26.

0:39.7

It's brought to you by our sponsor, D.D.M.

0:45.5

And today's expression is, I couldn't help it.

0:47.0

I couldn't help it.

0:48.6

I couldn't help it.

0:53.3

I couldn't help it. I couldn't help it.

0:54.9

I couldn't help it.

0:58.1

What does this expression mean?

1:00.3

If you say you couldn't help it, that means you were not able to stop something from happening. You were not able to stop something from happening.

1:12.2

You were not able to prevent something, or you could not control yourself.

1:21.1

You could not control the words you said, the action you did, something like that.

1:28.4

So a really good example is me and chocolate.

1:34.5

Now, many of you know I do love chocolate, especially milk chocolate, especially with almonds or

1:44.1

macadamian nuts.

1:45.9

Ooh, what a great combination.

1:49.1

And if I see some chocolate in front of me, I can't help it.

1:56.5

I eat it.

1:57.8

It's out of my control.

1:59.6

If there is chocolate in front of me, I will eat it. And, believe it or not, even though I look very skinny, I could probably eat all of it. One pound. What's that? Like that? One pound is what? Half a kilogram? I could eat many kilograms.

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