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方がマシだ

would be better

→ 方
phrase Rare #45,732
would be better Used to say that one option is preferable to another, often because both choices are unpleasant. It follows the option being preferred.
JA: 待つより、今すぐ帰る方がマシだ。
EN: Going home right now would be better than waiting.

目的も無しに喋るよりは、黙っている方がマシだ。

It's better to stay quiet than to talk without any purpose.

裏切りより死の方がマシだ

Death is better than betrayal.

— マルコムＸ (1992)

そこに行くぐらいなら、ここにいる方がマシだよ。

If the alternative is going there, I'd rather stay here.