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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 mar 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 marzo 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 marzo 2021
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Rachel
Competenze linguistiche
Cinese (mandarino), Cinese (cantonese), Inglese, Spagnolo
Lingua di apprendimento
Inglese, Spagnolo
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