the house was at sixes and sevens as we moved in
The idiom, at sixes and sevens means that you are in a state of panic, confusion and uncertainty. You could use this idiom in a sentence by saying, she was at sixes and sevens as to whether or not to tell her best friend that her husband was being unfaithful.
One idiom that uses the word sixes is "at sixes and sevens" which means lost in bewilderment or at a loose end. For example someone who is dazed or confused could be described as at sixes and sevens.
He was all sixes and sevens.
Things are going as usual. Derived from Golf in that an average amateur golfer goes from hole to hole scoring his same old mediocre score of sixes and sevens.This comes from england. To be "at sixes and sevens" is a British English idiom used to describe a state of confusion or disarray
"Sixes and sevens" describes a state of confusion. The opposition has you in a spot of bother.
Chloe and Claire at Sixes and Sevens - 2014 was released on: USA: 2014 (limited)
It is used to describe a state of confusion or disarray. If you are all at sixes and sevens with yourself, you are disorganized and in a fluster.
Seven and two sixes.
The cast of At Sixes and Sevens - 2009 includes: Kara Davidson as Jess Pearson Jason Francis as Doctor Christine Lesiak as Company President
There are four sixes and four sevens
there are 4 of each.
At sixes and sevens is a state of disorder and confusion; higgledy-piggledy.