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 мар. 2021 г., 1:38
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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 марта 2021 г.
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 марта 2021 г.
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