He' like as not have rather never made the acquaintance of
She was angry at this man who held her against her will, away from a family that needed and worried for her, although she was now certain that if this man had a choice, he'd like as not have rather never made the acquaintance of Meghan Capulet.
Would you please explain what it means by "he'd like as not have rather never made" I solved its some parts "make acquaintance of" is the verb or idiom, I understand "never", which is the usual use of never, I understand "he'd like"=he wants but I do not understand "as not have rather" ?
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It's an awkward sentence; especially the placement of "have." "He'd like" is not a correct interpretation, because "like as not" is an idiom meaning "probably." (as likely to be true as not true.) So it means "He probably would rather never have met her" or, more simply, "he probably wishes he had never met her."
0hhtthe'd like as not have rather never made the acquaintance of Meghan Capulet.
— All in all, that's a fairly convoluted way of saying it.
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