would just as soon
idiom
—used to indicate what someone wants or prefers to do, have, etc.
We asked him to come with us, but he said he'd just as soon stay home.
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Many Utahns would just as soon pave it, but as Bill Gifford learned during a yearlong exploration, there is beauty and natural splendor here that deserves to live on.
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Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 24 Nov. 2021
Moreover, my wife would just as soon lose a limb of her own than needlessly fell a tree.
—Tik Root, WIRED, 30 Mar. 2024
But Goff, an A-list quarterback once again, would just as soon redirect the attention to his team of Honolulu Blue bodyguards charged with protecting him.
—Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 25 Jan. 2024
Shaw would just as soon the Wave play every game in San Diego.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2023
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Hayden Carpenter, Outside Online, 24 Nov. 2021
Moreover, my wife would just as soon lose a limb of her own than needlessly fell a tree.
—Tik Root, WIRED, 30 Mar. 2024
But Goff, an A-list quarterback once again, would just as soon redirect the attention to his team of Honolulu Blue bodyguards charged with protecting him.
—Rainer Sabin, Detroit Free Press, 25 Jan. 2024
Shaw would just as soon the Wave play every game in San Diego.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2023
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“Would just as soon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/would%20just%20as%20soon. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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