Try to solve these puzzles

Scroll down slowly and try to solve each of 13 puzzles.

Each is a well known phrase with answers below.  
Good Luck.

        man
1. ------------
       board

 

 

 

 

 

Ans. = man overboard

 

  Okay, let's see if you've got the hang of it.

 

        stand
2. ------------
           i

 

 

 

 

 

Ans. = I understand

 

 

 

3. /r/e/a/d/i/n/ g/

 

 

 

 

 

Ans. = reading between the lines

 

 

 

4.        r
        road
           a 
          d

 

 

 

 

Ans. = cross road

  

5.      cycle
         cycle
         cycle

 

 

 

 

Ans. = tricycle

  

           0
6. ------------
        M.D.
      Ph.D.

 

 

 

 

Ans. = two degrees below zero

  

 

         knee
7.    ------------
           light

 

 

 

 

Ans. = neon light (knee-on-light)

  

  

                            ground
8.                  ------------ ---
                          feet feet feet feet feet feet

 

 

 

Ans. = six feet underground

  

 

9.  he's X  himself

 

 

 

 

Ans. = he's by himself

  

 

10. ecnalg

 

 

 

 

Ans. = backward glance

  

 

11. death . life

 

 

 

 

Ans. = life after death

  

 

12. THINK

 

 

 

 

 

Ans. = think big!!

 

And the last one is reallt fun......... ...

 

13. ababaaabbbbaaaabbbb ababaabbaaabbbb. ...

 

 

 

 

 

Ans. =  long time no 'C'