at sixes and sevens meaning

Adjective: at sixes and sevens

1. (informal) in a state of confusion 
2. (informal) in dispute; in disagreement

Encyclopedia: At sixes and sevens

[American idiom]
disorderly; lost and bewildered; at loose ends. (Fixed order.)
• Mrs. Smith is at sixes and sevens since the death of her husband.
• Bill is always at sixes and sevens when he's home by himself.

[American slang]
lost in bewilderment; at loose ends.
  Mrs. Smith is at sixes and sevens since the death of her husband.
  Bill is always at sixes and sevens when he's home by himself.

• sevens:    Noun: sevens  ...
• long-sixes:     plural noun (arch ...

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1. everybody seems at sixes and sevens.
2. the dog left the flowerbed at sixes and sevens
3. i am realy at sixes and sevens over taking this job
4. br > the boy made the room at sixes and sevens
5. i'm really at sixes and sevens over taking this new job