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111had 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… …
112We'd Rather Be Flying — was a band on the Lumberjack/Saddle Creek record label. Members included Shane Aspegren, A.J. Mogis, and Mike Mogis. They released the album, The Solution For Your Thinning Hair in 1995. The trio then joined musician Ted Stevens in Lullaby for… …
113implied rather than expressly stated — index implicit Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
114had rather — See had better, had rather …
115would rather — See had better, had rather …
116had rather — would rather, prefers that, gives priority to …
117would rather — indicating one s preference in a particular matter. → rather …
118would rather die — or would die first used for emphasizing that you refuse to do something …
119would rather die — would die first phrase used for emphasizing that you refuse to do something Thesaurus: way of saying that you will not do somethingsynonym Main entry: die …
120the rather — phrasal archaic the more quickly or readily …