обр. вопреки желанию [надеждам]; надежды не оправдались

Против их воли

боком вышло; вопреки желанию

事情的发展跟主观愿望相反。

things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)

get the opposite of what one wants; achieve the opposite of what one intended; be contrary to what one expects; Events do not happen as one wishes.; One did not succeed in carrying out one's intention.; Reality does not accord with hopes.; The result is (turns out) contrary to one's expectations.; The result ran counter to one's desire.; The result was the reverse of one's wishes.; Things did not turn out the way one wanted it (had anticipated).; Things do not (always) turn out as one wishes.; Things go athwart (one's purpose).; Things go contrary to one's wishes.; Things have come out against sb.; Things have not been going the way one expected.; Things were not moving in the direction desired.

things go contrary to one's wishes

事实与愿望相违背。