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Daryl |
I
am upset. Somebody told my boss I have a part-time job. |
Smith |
And your boss didn’t
like that? |
Daryl |
No, he didn’t. He
thinks I’ll be too tired to work properly. |
Smith |
Sorry, I have to
admit—it was me who told him. |
Daryl |
You
told him ? Why ? |
Smith |
I
couldn't help it. He asked me
directly, point-blank. |
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Explanation : |
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Can’t help
means you can’t stop yourself from doing or feeling something. For
example, "I couldn’t help it" means "I didn’t mean to, but I
couldn’t stop myself." |
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Point-blank means saying something very directly,
sometimes without softening it or explaining further. |
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