gøre for

Danish

Verb

gøre for

1. help (restrain oneself, prevent (something) from happening)

   Jeg kan ikke gøre for det!

   I can't help it!

   • 2006, Få succes som leder og coach, Libris Media A/S, →ISBN, page 49:

     Du vil ofte høre forklaringer som "på grund af min opvækst, hvor jeg var udsat for dette og hint, kan jeg ikke gøre for, at jeg gør, som jeg gør, det kan jo ikke være anderledes!"

     You will often hear explanations such as "because of my growing-up conditions, during which I was exposed to this and that, I cannot help doing what I do, it cannot be any different!"

   • 2010, Bolette Christensen, Lars Goldschmidt, Hanne Sundin, Harlekinledelse: ledelse under radikale forandringer, Gyldendal A/S, →ISBN, page 248:

     'Vi kan jo ikke gøre for, at teknologien forandrer sig – eller at miljøet har forandret sig.'

     "We cannot prevent technology from changing - or the environment from having changed"