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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