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would (just) as soon
idiom(also old-fashionedwould sooner)
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If you would (just) as soon do something or would sooner do something, you would prefer to do it rather than something else that is possible: 宁可，宁愿
"Would you like to go out for dinner?" "I'd just as soon stay in - I'm not feeling very well."“出去吃饭怎么样？”“我宁愿呆在家里——我有些不舒服。”
I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore me for telling you lies.
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someone would just as soon do something | American Dictionary
someone would just as soon do something
idiom
someone would rather do something:
He'd just as soon use the computer to play video games as go outside with his friends.
That was a journey I would just as soon forget.
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