From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishI’d rather dieI’d rather diespokenWANT# used to say very strongly that you do not want to do something I’d rather die than work for him! → die
Examples from the Corpus
I’d rather die• Apologize to that creep! I'd rather die!• I'd rather die than eat.• I'd rather die than go back out the way I was.• I'd rather die than work for my uncle. 