Meaning of 方がまし in Japanese

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Definition of 方がまし

ほうがまし(hougamashi) 【方がまし ·方が増し】

You may as well burn your money as spend it on lottery tickets.

不名誉ふめいよの中なかで生きるいきるより殺された方がましほうがましだ。

I would rather be killed than live in disgrace.

You may as well not do it at all than do it imperfectly.

屈辱くつじょくを受けて生きるいきるくらいなら死んだ方がましほうがましだ。

I would rather die than live in dishonor.

ぼくは恥はじより死しの方がましほうがましだと思っている。

I think death is preferable to shame.

It is better to be stung by a nettle than pricked by a rose.

We might as well eat dog food as eat such a dish.

この種の要求ようきゅうに屈するくっするくらいなら死んだ方がましほうがましだ。

I'd rather die than yield to this sort of demand.

ギャンブルに金を使うかねをつかうくらいなら、捨てた方がましほうがましだ。

You might as well throw your money away as spend it on gambling.

あんな男おとこと結婚けっこんするくらいなら死んだ方がましほうがましだ。

I might as well die as marry such a man.