Illustration: At a home sewing table, a parent has been trying to repair a child's badly frayed trouser cuffs. Tiny trimmed scraps, a threaded needle, and one unsuccessful patch lie beside the garment.

いっそ

isso

rather, might as well

Example sentences

いっそ断ことわれば。
Just say no.
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いっそのこと丸坊主まるぼうずにしてみたらどう？よく似合にあうと思おもうよ。
How about shaving your head instead? I think it would look good on you.
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いっそのこと初はじめから家いえにいたほうがよかった。
With all that we might have been better off just to have stayed home.
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