His diligence turned out a disadvantage after all.とは 意味・読み方・使い方

The tide turned against him [in his favor].

He was sharply reprimanded for his negligence.

His failure led to his resignation.

I allowed myself to be overawed by his (imposing) presence.

Gambling was the bane of his life [existence].

His failure in business was due to his own laziness.

In the end, his laziness will tell against him.

He accepted the loss lightly.

His kickoff resulted in a touchback.

He found himself in an awkward [a delicate] position.

He took it into his head that everybody was persecuting him.

His arrogance led to his downfall.

Later events completely vindicated him.

He was laboring under a severe (name) recognition problem.

His carelessness led to eventual bankruptcy.

Repeated failure chipped away at his determination.

His weaknesses cancel out his virtues.

He died a broken‐hearted man.

The decision went against [in favor of] him.

His bad record counted against him.

This carelessness was to be his ruin [the ruin of him].

He regretted not having done his best.

His customary self‐assurance deserted him.

His arrogance blinded him to the defects of his argument.

He is placed in a very awkward position.

He was [felt] chagrined at his failure [at losing his temper].

He repented his thoughtlessness.

The rumor worked to his disadvantage.

He tried to gloss over his errors.

An apology on his part settled the quarrel amicably [brought the quarrel to an amicable settlement].