just+as+soon

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• just as soon — ◇ If you would just as soon do something, you would prefer to do it. We asked him to come with us, but he said he d just as soon stay home. • • • Main Entry: ↑just …   Useful english dictionary

• just as soon — would prefer to, wish    I d just as soon forget the fight with Dwen, eh …   English idioms

• I would (just) as soon do something — spoken phrase used for saying what you would prefer to do I’d just as soon stay at home. I’d as soon go to another restaurant as wait for a table here. Thesaurus: preferring and preferencesynonym …   Useful english dictionary

• I would just as soon do something — I, etc. would just as soon do sth idiom used to say that you would equally well like to do sth as do sth else that has been suggested • I d just as soon stay at home as go out tonight. Main entry: ↑justidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• would just as soon — prefer to do one thing rather than another She would just as soon stay at home as go to the movie …   Idioms and examples

• would just as soon — to prefer to. I d just as soon work at home and not have the hassle of the subway every morning …   New idioms dictionary

• soon — W1S1 [su:n] adv comparative sooner superlative soonest [: Old English; Origin: sona immediately ] 1.) in a short time from now, or a short time after something else happens ▪ It will be dark soon. ▪ David arrived sooner than I expected. soon… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• soon — [ sun ] adverb *** 1. ) within a short time from now: If we don t leave soon, we re going to miss our bus. Mom called and said she d be home soon. pretty soon: If he doesn t show up pretty soon, I m leaving. a ) after a short amount of time: soon …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• soon — ► ADVERB 1) in or after a short time. 2) early. 3) used to indicate a preference: I d just as soon Tim did it. ● no sooner than Cf. ↑no sooner than ● sooner or later Cf. ↑ …   English terms dictionary

• soon — [[t]su͟ːn[/t]] ♦ sooner, soonest 1) ADV GRADED: ADV with v, ADV after n/cl, ADV afterwards If something is going to happen soon, it will happen after a short time. If something happened soon after a particular time or event, it happened a short… …   English dictionary

• just — just1 W1S1 [dʒəst strong dʒʌst] adv 1.) exactly ▪ A good strong cup of coffee is just what I need right now. ▪ The house was large and roomy; just right for us. ▪ She looks just like her mother. ▪ Just what do you think you re trying to do? just… …   Dictionary of contemporary English