OH WELL

1. I invested in a fitness center, but .................
2. I invested in a button factory, but ...................
3. I invested in a casino, but .................................
4. I invested in a pickle factory, but .................
5. I invested in a plumbing business, but .....................
6. I invested in a fabric store, but ..........................
7. I invested in a private school, but ......................
8. I invested in a fire extinguisher company, but ...............
9. I invested in a movie called "The Frozen North," but .....
10. I invested in a carbonated water firm, but..........

Answers:

1. it didn't work out.
2. it went belly up.
3. it wasn't in the cards.
4. it went sour.
5. it went down the drain.
6. it didn't measure up. 
7. it didn't make the grade.
8. it went up in smoke.
9. it went south. 
10. it fizzled.


Credit: LA Times Crossword
Sylvia Bursztyn and Barry Tunick 
THE KANT-WYNNS (#1-4)