cannot help · unable to bear

I could not help laughing at his haircut.

The workers complained when their working hours were extended.

When I thought of that, I couldn’t help smiling.

I could hardly keep from laughing.

She was a tiny girl, but she really held her own on the baritone sax. Nonetheless, I couldn't help but imagine the thing wrapping itself around her and devouring her like a boa constrictor.