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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!
2021年3月31日 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.
2021年3月31日
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"
2021年3月31日
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