at sixes and sevens
Example Sentences
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“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
Toby Flood was, still is, a player stuck at sixes and sevens, his steady play usually good enough to guarantee a passing mark out of ten, scarcely less and rarely more.
From The Guardian • Feb. 3, 2013
George Osborne and David Cameron seem to be at sixes and sevens on the crucial question of how the deficit should be addressed.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2010
“Dear old Hixby’s. Isn’t it odd? The book was scarcely any use at all, but I feel a bit at sixes and sevens without it.”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
