at sixes and sevens
Example Sentences
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Unity is strength At the moment, the liberal world is at sixes and sevens over China.
From The Guardian • Jun. 20, 2020
“He’s at sixes and sevens right now,” Faldo says.
From Golf Digest • Apr. 1, 2020
Netflix and Marvel have been at sixes and sevens since late summer, when Disney announced that its feature films, including Marvel movies, would only appear on their upcoming over-the-top streaming service, not Netflix.
From Slate • Oct. 20, 2018
If Spurs are at sixes and sevens at the back again, then I am looking at a Southampton win.
From BBC • Dec. 20, 2013
So the ambush was sent out post-haste, and everything within the castle was at sixes and sevens.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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