1. man --------- = man overboard board 2. stand ---------- = I understand i 3. /r/e/a/d/i/n/g/ = reading between the lines 4. r road = cross road a d 5. cycle cycle = tricycle cycle 6. t o = downtown w n 7. le / / vel = split level / 8. 0 ------- = two degrees below zero M.D. Ph.D. 9. knee -------- = neon light light 10. ii ii ------------- = circles under the eyes O O 11. dice dice = paradise 12. t o u = touchdown c h 13. ground ----------- feet feet = six feet underground feet feet feet feet 14. mind --------- = mind over matter matter 15. he’s / himself = he’s beside himself 16. ecnalg = backward glance 17. death / life = life after death
see also Language, Outside The Box & Phrase Origin Sections Reading Talent