思うように

as one wishes

→ 思う

phrase Uncommon #14,869

as one wishes Means “in the way one wants” or “as one desires.” The subject of 思う is understood from context. In 思うようにはいかない, it means “not go as one wishes.”

JA: 自分の思うように生きたい。

EN: I want to live as I wish.

だから彼の思うように導いてやる

So I'll lead him exactly where he wants to go.

— ア・フュー・グッドメン (1992)

お前はお前の思うようにやれ

Do as you see fit.

— きっと、うまくいく (2009)

思うように言えた…？

Were you able to say what you wanted to say…?

— ファイト・クラブ (1999)

今日は仕事が思うように進まないな。

Work isn't going as smoothly as I'd hoped today.

人生は思うようにはいかないものだ。

Life doesn’t always go the way you want it to.

僕は僕の思うようにやる

I'll do things my way.

— きっと、うまくいく (2009)