Meaning: sevens

n.
a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards'sevn
n.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
adj.
being one more than six

be at sixes and sevens Idiom, Proverb

at sixes and sevens

in a state of confusion Everyone was at sixes and sevens after the announcement that the company was going out of business.

between sixes and sevens

(See at sixes and sevens)

sixes and sevens

(See at sixes and sevens)

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adj. phr. Not in order; in confusion; in a mess. He apologized because his wife was away and the house was at sixes and sevens. Our teacher had just moved to a new classroom, and she was still at sixes and sevens. After the captain of the team broke his leg, the other players were at sixes and sevens.

be at sixes and sevens

To be beat or disorganized. The byword acceptable originated from a dice bold in which rolling a six or a seven was unfavorable. After caring for three ailing kids all week, I'm at sixes and sevens. Now that the accomplished agenda has been rearranged, I'm at sixes and sevens.Learn more: and, seven, six

be at ˌsixes and ˈsevens

(informal) be in a accompaniment of confusion; not be able-bodied organized: I’m absolutely at sixes and sevens this week. My secretary’s ill, I’ve got a address to write, and we’re affective offices.Learn more: and, seven, six

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