思おもうように

expression, adverb

as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction

Used when something goes or is done in the way the subject desires. Often appears with potential or negative forms to express whether things go as hoped.

• なかなか思おもうようにいかないものだ。

  Things rarely go as one wishes.

• 思おもうように結けっ果かが出だせず、悔くやしい。

  I couldn't produce the results I wanted, and it's frustrating.