THEME:   two-word phrases each word of which can be used with BOY   
GOOD ONES:     Five, to ten   FEWER   
Take the honey and run   ELOPE   
Bale bond   TWINE         
BTW:   Unskilled sailor   LUBBER [Yes, but I've only known "lubber" used to describe a passenger uncomfortable or awkward on a boat, not for a poor sailor, which I was.  Mostly I was just called "idiot."]        
Make sense of   GRASP [I guess, but "grasp" means to understand a concept while "make sense of" something suggests figuring something out, admittedly a trivial difference.]         
RATING: 
 
   Three grins = Loved it; Two grins = Enjoyed it; One grin = A bit bland for my taste; One teardrop = Not much fun