棒ほど願って針ほど叶う
ぼうほどねがってはりほどかなう
bouhodonegatteharihodokanau
JMdict entry #2834315
- expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)Godan verb with 'u' ending proverb you can't always get what you want; man plans and God laughs; things don't always turn out the way you hope