would sooner

idiom

used to indicate what someone wants or prefers to do, have, etc.
He would sooner lose everything than admit that he was wrong.

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“Would sooner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/would%20sooner. Accessed 24 Sep. 2023.

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