German phrase
Es hat nicht so geklappt, wie ich wollte.
Meaning
It didn't work out the way I wanted
When to use it
It did not go as planned. Use it when something turns out differently from what you hoped.
Example dialogue
Wie ist dein Turm geworden?
How did your tower turn out?
Nicht so gut. Es hat nicht so geklappt, wie ich wollte.
Not so well. It didn't work out the way I wanted.