These are all unusual representations of words, phrases or things. Can you figure them out? One posted answer per person, please.

3. son of a gun

4: afternoon tea

6 - backyard

8. no two ways about it

7. the birds and the bees

2. lie in wait

9. Tripod

1. torn in half

5. A pair of sixes

...unless it is something to do with point spreads, a gap in the points, joining the dots or level pegging.

5. dot to dot

Excellent solves and some good guesses for #5!

Does the 24 hours rule still apply ?

Yep. You're eligible to try at 10:11 this evening.

5. point blank or blank period

I like "point blank" very much, but that's not my answer.

I had point blank also!

Despairingly:
half a dozen of one and six of the other

5. missing the point

5. Point out

...or possibly blank out.

I also like "missing the point" but that's not my answer. I may even change the gif a little to better represent what I want.

That would be great Sue. I'm waiting!!!

Midway? or Halfway perhaps?

I just posted the new gif. Hope it helps!

Vanishing point I am thinking

You are thinking correctly!