events do not happen as one wishes 事与愿违

“事与愿违”，汉语成语，事情的发展结局与主观愿望相违背，形容事情不能称心如意。可以翻译为“events do not happen as one wishes，fail to obtain the desired result”等。

例句：

人生中有许多事与愿违的情况。

Many things in our lives go by contraries.