Sayings. I will give the no. of letters in each word
and the first letter of each word.

-1.A redesign. (4,2,3,7,5,bttdb)

-2.Overwork oneself.(4,3,6,2,4,4,btcabe)

3.Success to failure.(4,3,7,2,3,10,ftsttr)

4.Very hard.(6,4,7,10,htca)

-5.Altogether different subject.(5,2,1,9,5,hoadc)

-6.Sustain an action.(4,3,4,7,ktbr)

-7.Confess.(4,1,5,5,2,2,macboi)

-8.Cannot save money.(5,5,1,4,2,3,6,mbahihp)

-9.Adjust to adversity.(4,4,3,7,rwtp)

-10.At the end.(4,3,2,4,3,4,waisad)

7. Make a clean breast of it - nice puzzle Curly, have a great weekend

Bernie

1. Back to the drawing board

Good ones. Good morning.

Bernie, that should be 'break'. My fault, I had it 6 letters instead of 5.
Have a nice weekend also.

5. horse of a different color

Thanks Joan.

6 - keep the ball rolling

9. roll with the punches

10. when all is said and done.

Morning curly, nice puzzle

8. money burns a hole in his pocket

Good answers. Hi Gail, thanks.

2 - burn the candle at both ends

Thanks niteowl.

3.From the sublime to the ridiculous

4. harder than Chinese arithmetic

Thanks.