Can you make sense of it?

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Can you make sense of it?

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Can you make sense of the following? :yep: :nope:
  1. somenoti
  2. lal dna
  3. revo
  4. out in
  5. thought as an
  6. noon tomorrow
  7. denrut
  8. nu
  9. came from
  10. as long as long
  11. bitten shy shy
  12. he art
  13. skindr
  14. his father him
George

When we're gaun up the hill o’ fortune, may we ne'er meet a frien' comin' doun!
(When we are going up the hill of fortune, may we never meet a friend coming down!)

:smile: Don't cry because it's over...Smile because it happened.l :smile:

:note: At the end of the day it's midnight. :note:


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5.
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as an afterthought
6.
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tomorrow afternoon
10.
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twice as long
11.
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once bitten, twice shy
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12.
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heart broken
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3.
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overturned
7.
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turned over
12.
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his father before him

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My guesses:
3.
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over backwards
4.
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neither here nor there
5.
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as an afterthough
6.
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tomorrow afternoon
7.
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turned backwards
11.
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once bitten twice shy
12.
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broken heart
13.
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mixed drinks
14.
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his father before him
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Answers:
  1. somenoti = mixed emotions
  2. lal dna = all mixed up and back to front
  3. revo = overturned/turn over
  4. out in = out and in
  5. thought as an = as an afterthought
  6. noon tomorrow = tomorrow afternoon
  7. denrut = turned around/turned back
  8. nu = unaltered/unturned
  9. came from =
  10. as long as long = twice as long
  11. bitten shy shy = once bitten twice shy
  12. he art = broken heart/heartbroken
  13. skindr = mixed drinks
  14. his father him = his father before him
My apologies. Number 9 should have read "I came from"
The answer to which was "I came from behind."

A few more and that's it.
  1. yaw og
  2. not the children
  3. nwod
  4. pu
  5. spi
  6. nrut og
  7. i os tnew
  8. eack
  9. elppa
  10. gni
  11. no sti
  12. side side
  13. cie except
  14. the riverside down
George

When we're gaun up the hill o’ fortune, may we ne'er meet a frien' comin' doun!
(When we are going up the hill of fortune, may we never meet a friend coming down!)

:smile: Don't cry because it's over...Smile because it happened.l :smile:

:note: At the end of the day it's midnight. :note:


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1.
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Go way back
2.
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Not before the children
3.
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Back down
4.
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Back up
9.
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Apple turnover
12.
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Side by side
14.
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Down by the riverside
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12.
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Side by side
14.
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Down by the riverside.
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Answers:
  1. yaw og = wrong way go back
  2. not the children = not in front of the children
  3. nwod = downturn/backdown
  4. pu = upturned/turned up/upturn/turn up/backup
  5. spi = turnips
  6. nrut og = turn around and go back
  7. i os tnew = so I turned around and went back
  8. eack = cake mix
  9. elppa = apple turnover
  10. gni = reversing
  11. no sti = its on back to front
  12. side side = side by side
  13. cie except = i before e except after c
  14. the riverside down = down by the riverside
George

When we're gaun up the hill o’ fortune, may we ne'er meet a frien' comin' doun!
(When we are going up the hill of fortune, may we never meet a friend coming down!)

:smile: Don't cry because it's over...Smile because it happened.l :smile:

:note: At the end of the day it's midnight. :note:


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I know we haven't had 4 previous Can you make sense of it? but I've started numbering at 005 to keep in line with the rest of the puzzles.

Number 005 - Can you make sense of it?         :yep: :nope:
  1. standing not
  2. fall night
  3. pigeons cat pigeons
  4. nig gni
  5. at queue
  6. prom ises
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George

When we're gaun up the hill o’ fortune, may we ne'er meet a frien' comin' doun!
(When we are going up the hill of fortune, may we never meet a friend coming down!)

:smile: Don't cry because it's over...Smile because it happened.l :smile:

:note: At the end of the day it's midnight. :note:


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1.
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Not withstanding
3.
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Cat among the pigeons
6.
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Broken promises
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2.
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before nightfall
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Number 006 - Can you make sense of it?         :yep: :nope:
  1. take the good the bad
  2. nightfall sometime sunrise
  3. solebud
  4. thorns rose thorns
  5. ni
  6. square back
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Answers to Number 005 - Can you make sense of it?
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  1. not withstanding
  2. before nightfall
  3. cat among the pigeons
  4. twisting and turning
  5. at the front of the queue
  6. broken promises
George

When we're gaun up the hill o’ fortune, may we ne'er meet a frien' comin' doun!
(When we are going up the hill of fortune, may we never meet a friend coming down!)

:smile: Don't cry because it's over...Smile because it happened.l :smile:

:note: At the end of the day it's midnight. :note:


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2.
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sometime between nightfall and sunrise
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