THE SCORPION COULDN'T HELP ITSELF

can’t help oneself (or can't help something)

If you can't/couldn't help something, such as acting in a particular way or making a particular remark, you are/were not able to control or stop it.

   She couldn't help herself; she burst into tears

   – Stop giggling! -I can't help it!

   I shouldn’t have said it but I couldn’t help myself.

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ASH WEDNESDAY IS OBSERVED BY MANY CHRISTIANS

to observe formal to obey a law, rule, or custom; to celebrate or solemnize something, such as a ceremony or festival in a customary or accepted way; to conform one's action or practice to something, such as a law, rite, or condition; to comply with;

We will be closed Monday, July 4^th, to observe Independence Day with our family and friends.

People must observe the law. Nobody should be an exception.

The old people in the village still observe the local traditions.

Do you observe Valentine's Day?

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HOW COME?

How come...? informal  said when asking how or why something happened or is the case, how what you tell me happened.

How come you never married, Jimmy?

HOW COME? 

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SHE KNEW BETTER THAN TO LEAVE THE CHILD ALONE

to know better than (to do sth) to be aware or capable of better or smarter behavior than one has demonstrated; to be wise or moral enough not to do something; not to be so stupid as to; to be able to recognize something as wrong or not possible.

   You know better than to talk to strangers! What were you thinking?

   Eva knew better than to interrupt one of Mark’s jokes.

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I WAS IN FOR A SHOCK

to be in for sth   to be going to experience something unpleasant very soon; to have good reason to expect trouble or punishment. 

     “ I knew that if I uttered another word I was in for a punishment.” 

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THEY JUST GREW APART...

grow apart If two people in a close relationship grow apart, or if they grow away from each other, they gradually begin to have a less close relationship, usually because they no longer have the same interests and want the same things.

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