rather sb than me

/ɹˈɑːðə ˌɛsbˈiː ðɐn mˌiː/

/ɹˈæðɚ ˌɛsbˈiː ðɐn mˌiː/

rather sb than me

used to say that one is feeling relieved or grateful that a situation or fate is happening to someone else instead of oneself