would just as soon

phrase

—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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Buried beneath Milan’s rush to the modern from the Middle Ages — just beyond the Duomo Cathedral, which was begun in 1386, is the massive 15th Century Sforza Castle — lies a more recent history the city would just as soon forget. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026 Disney wants to bump its fee of however-many dollars per sub, while YouTube TV would just as soon cough up an amount below Disney’s asking price. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 14 Nov. 2025 The former union carpenter who began his political career back in 2005 with an unsuccessful Democratic primary bid for Congress, would just as soon not be addressed as mayor. — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2025 Manager Craig Counsell’s Cubs debut was one that most would just as soon forget. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for would just as soon

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