can't help but
To be forced to; can only; must.
When the streets are full of melting snow, you can't help but get your shoes wet.
When a friend gave Jim a ticket to the game, he couldn't help but go.
can't make an omelette without breaking (some) eggs
To achieve a certain goal one must sometimes incur damage, experience difficulties, or make sacrifices. A proverb.
"Лес рубят - щепки летят", что-бы достичь какой-нибудь цели иногда нужно чем-то жертвовать, преодолевать трудности.
When we drove across the country, we put a lot of mileage on our car and had a flat tire, but it was a pleasant trip. "Well, you can't make an omelette without breaking some eggs," my wife said with a smile.
You can't make an omelette without breaking the eggs. So if you want to change the work schedules, then you should be ready for the consequences of your actions.
Лес рубят щепки летят, так что если хочешь изменить расписание работы, то будь готов к последствиям своих действий.
can't see the wood for the trees
can't see the woods for the trees
can't see the forest for the trees
To be unable to judge or understand the whole because of attention to the parts; criticize small things and not see the value or the aim of the future achievement.
Не видеть за деревьями леса. Не быть в состоянии понять ситуацию в целом из-за того, что все внимание уделено мелочам.
Teachers sometimes notice language errors and do not see the good ideas in a composition; they cannot see the woods for the trees.
The voters defeated a bond issue for the new school because they couldn't see the forest for the trees; they thought of their taxes rather than of their children's education.
We should think of children's growth in character and understanding more than of their little faults and misdeeds; some of us can't see the wood for the trees.
The new manager found the situation so complicated that he couldn't see the wood for the trees.
Новому менеджеру ситуация показалась такой запутанной, что он сумел разглядеть ее причину.
cancel out
To destroy the effect of; balance or make useless.
The boy got an "A" in history to cancel out the "C" he got in arithmetic.
Our track team won the mile relay to cancel out the other team's advantage in winning the half-mile relay.
Tom's hot temper cancels out his skill as a player.
cancer stick
A cigarette.
Throw away that cancer stick! Smoking is bad for you!
canned heat
Chemicals in a can which burn with a hot, smokeless flame.
Some people use canned heat to keep food warm.
The mountain climbers used canned heat for cooking.
canned laughter
The sounds of laughter heard on certain television programs that were obviously not recorded in front of a live audience and are played for the benefit of the audience from a stereo track to underscore the funny points.
"How can there be an audience in this show when it is taking place in the jungle? - Why, it's canned laughter you're hearing."
canned music
Recorded music, as opposed to music played live.
"Let us go to a real concert, honey," Mike said. "I am tired of all this canned music we've been listening to."