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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