Lateral Thinking

This puzzle is called Lateral Thinking . Scroll down slowly and be honest to yourself. Think like a wizard . . .   man  1. ------------  board     Ans. = man overboard   Okay, let's see if you've got the hang of it.       stand  2. ------------    i       Ans. = I understand   OK . . .  Got the drift ?   Let's try a few now and see  how you fare ? 3. /r/e/a/d/i/n/ g/   Ans. = reading between the lines   4.   r           road         a          d       Ans. = cross road   Not having a good day now, are you ? Redeem yourself.   5.      cycle           cycle           cycle     Ans. = tricycle   Not easy to figure out ha!           0  6. ------------          M.D.         Ph.D.       Ans. = two degrees below zero   C'mon give it a little thought ! !           knee  7. ------------         light       Ans. = neon light  ( knee - on - light )   U can prove u r smart by getting this one.                         ground  8.                    ------------ ---           feet feet feet feet feet feet         Ans. = six feet underground   Oh no, not again ! !   9.  he's X  himself     Ans. = he's by himself   Now u messing up big time.   10. ecnalg     Ans. = backward glance       Not even close ! !   11. death ..... life       Ans. = life after death   Okay last chance ............ ...... 12. THINK     Ans. = think big ! !   And the last one is real fundoo - - -   13. ababaaabbbbaaaabbbb ababaabbaaabbbb. ..   Ans. =  long time no 'C' ( see )