At sixes and sevens

If something is at sixes and sevens it is in a total state of confusion. When the power goes out in New York, traffic is at sixes and sevens.
I’ve no idea what I’m doing. I’ve been at sixes and sevens all day

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English Idiom: At sixes and sevens

If something is at sixes and sevens, it is in total confusion.


As an example, I was super busy at work today.

There are so many things to do that I was at sixes and sevens.

I could not do anything right.


This post is understandable by someone with at least a 7th-grade education (age 12).  

On the Flesch-Kincaid reading-ease test, this post scores 79.  

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