Dictionary / Vocabulary / 方がマシ
ほうがマシ · also ほうがまし
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
Also written 方がまし、方が増し
偽りの姿を愛されるくらいなら、嫌われた方がましだ。
Better to be hated for who you are than loved for who you're not.
宝くじを買うくらいなら、その金を燃やしてしまった方がましだ。
You may as well burn your money as spend it on lottery tickets.
物事を中途半端に知っているより、全く知らない方がましだ。
One may as well not know a thing at all, as know it but imperfectly.