Emotions & feelings

can't resist

be unable to refuse

To be unable to stop yourself from choosing or having something that you want.

B1 very common mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Are you going to have another slice?

Probably. I can't resist cheesecake.

Play the conversation

I can't resist a warm cookie straight from the oven.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: I can't resist to buy it.

Say: I can't resist buying it.

Use a noun or an -ing form after 'can't resist,' not 'to' plus a verb.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

I can't resist a cookie; I can't resist trying it

Your turn: say it out loud

I can't resist a warm cookie straight from the oven.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

can't resist

be unable to refuse

“I can't resist a warm cookie straight from the oven.”

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