I can't help but support him
Posted by TheFallen on May 08, 2003
In Reply to: I can't help but support him posted by ESC on May 08, 2003
: : Hello,can I get your help?
: : Here's a sentence that I don't understand
: : 'Such being the case,I can't help but support him'.
: : Is 'can't help but do sth 'a phrase?
: If this is the situation, I must help him. I must support him.
What ESC said. Yes, "cannot...but" is a standard though now slightly old-fashioned English construction meaning "can do nothing else except".