at sixes and sevens

listen to the pronunciation of at sixes and sevens
Englisch - Türkisch
allak bullak
şaşkınlık içinde
karmakarışık

Relevante Übersetzungen

be at sixes and sevens
hallaç pamuğuna dönmüş olmak
Englisch - Englisch
In a state of confusion

Oh, what a racket! And everything on deck apparently at sixes and sevens. Mail-bags and passengers mixed up in every direction.

In a state of dispute or disagreement

All you will see is a girl you once knew, although she's dressed up to the nines, at sixes and sevens with you.

in a state of confusion or disorder, in a mess
at sixes and sevens

    Silbentrennung

    at sixes and sev·ens

    Türkische aussprache

    ät sîksîz ınd sevınz

    Aussprache

    /ˈat ˈsəksəz ənd ˈsevənz/ /ˈæt ˈsɪksɪz ənd ˈsɛvənz/

    Etymologie

    () Unknown, though it may have originated from the game of hazard and the Old French cinque (five) and sice (six), the riskiest numbers to shoot for, which were misheard and folk-etymologized into English as "six" and "seven".
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