had rather

[had rather] or [had sooner] {v.}

To choose to (do one thing instead of another thing); like better to; would prefer to. — Used with an infinitive without "to".

* /My aunt invited me to the movies, but I said I had rather go on a picnic with the girls./

* /I had sooner live in the city than on a farm./

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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