AT SIXES AND SEVENS


Meaning of AT SIXES AND SEVENS in English

{adj. phr.} Not in order; in confusion; in a mess. * /He apologized because his wife was away and the house was at sixes and sevens./ * /Our teacher had just moved to a new classroom, and she was still at sixes and sevens./ * /After the captain of the team broke his leg, the other players were at sixes and sevens./

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