VOCABULARY - IDIOMS

At Sixes and Sevens

Meaning:

Someone is in a state of confusion or not very well organized.

Examples:

  • Everyone seems to be at sixes and sevens.
  • She does seem to be a bit at sixes and sevens.
  • The whole house is at sixes and sevens.
  • Well, you seem to be at sixes and sevens, so why don't we just leave it at this?
  • Well, you seem to be at sixes and sevens, so why don't we just leave it at this?
  • If the situation in Iraq had been discussed at the Seville Summit - as Mr Verhofstadt proposed - we might not be at sixes and sevens today.