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Rachel
Hi, there! Why does "at sixes and sevens" mean messy? Are there any story behind it? Why do six and seven use the plural form here?
Thank you in advance!
31 mars 2021 01:38
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Oh wow. This is part of a lyric in Evita, and I never stopped to think about what it meant.
31 mars 2021
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_sixes_and_sevens#:~:text=%22At%20sixes%20and%20sevens%22%20is,condition%20of%20confusion%20or%20disarray.
I have never heard of this expression, but apparently it comes from gambling. An old game of dice called "Hazard"
31 mars 2021
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Rachel
Compétences linguistiques
Chinois (mandarin), Chinois (cantonais), Anglais, Espagnol
Langue étudiée
Anglais, Espagnol
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