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Unclassified Expression, う-verb (う)

棒(ぼう)ほど願(ねが)って針(はり)ほど叶(かな)うyou can't always get what you want, man plans and God laughs, things don't always turn out the way you hope

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    1. Expression, う-verb (う)

      1. 1.

        you can't always get what you want, man plans and God laughs, things don't always turn out the way you hope

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    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】

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