Used to express a situation of uncertainty or confusion
To be in complete disarray
Referring to disagreement between two parties
A state of confusion or bewilderment
To set the world on six and seven
I don’t want to be at sixes and sevens with you.
Without the main character, the show would have been at sixes and sevens.
After the power failure, everyone has been left at sixes and sevens.
Her weird attitude has left me at sixes and sevens as to what the matter could be.
After the president’s announcement, we were all left at sixes and sevens.
The flood had destroyed all the road signs, leaving drivers and commuters at sixes and sevens.
There is no origin for this idiom
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