We can't help ourselves
The Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Ji ù Gu ò B ù sh à n, which means to make up for or correct one's sins in case of too late. It describes the state of fear when the law net is deep or the situation is critical. It comes from the biography of cruel officials in historical records.
Notes on Idioms
Alimony: enough.
The origin of Idioms
According to the biography of cruel officials in historical records, "nine Qing officials are busy serving their officials, and they can't help themselves. How can they talk about something other than Shengmo?"
Idiom usage
Used as a predicate, object, or attribute. Example: the general secretary of a hundred posts is unable to save himself, and it is enough to hide his worries. Biography of Zheng sanjun in the history of Ming Dynasty
We can't help ourselves
make the enemy yield and the different nation submit to the authority - huái dí fù yuǎn
cast beans on grounds which are transformed by magic into soldiers - sǎ dòu chéng bīng