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1 to be at sixes and sevens
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2 be at sixes and sevens
be at sixes and sevens*expr.• estar a manga por hombro v. -
3 at sixes and sevens
(in confusion; completely disorganized: On the day before the wedding, the whole house was at sixes and sevens.) confuso, hecho un lío -
4 to be all at sixes and sevens
[person] estar confuso; [things] estar en desorden -
5 six
siks
1. noun1) (the number or figure 6.) seis2) (the age of 6.) seis años
2. adjective1) (6 in number.) seis2) (aged 6.) de seis años•- six-- sixth
- six-year-old
3. adjective((of a person, animal or thing) that is six years old.) de seis añossix num seistr[sɪks]1 seis■ six hundred seiscientos,-as1 seis nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLit's six of one and half a dozen of the other (not important) viene a ser lo mismo, da lo mismo, da igual 2 (both people's fault) los dos tienen parte de la culpasix of the best una palizato be at sixes and sevens estar confuso,-a, estar hecho,-a un líoto knock somebody for six dejar anonadado,-a a alguiensix ['sɪks] adj: seissix n: seis madj.• seis adj.n.• seis s.m.
I sɪksnoun seis m; ( in ice hockey) equipo mit's six of one and half a dozen of the other — (colloq) ( it makes no difference) da lo mismo; ( both parties are to blame) los dos tienen parte de la culpa
to be (all) at sixes and sevens — (colloq) estar* hecho un lío (fam))
to give somebody six of the best — darle* unos buenos azotes a alguien
to knock somebody for six — (BrE) tumbar a alguien
the news really knocked him for six — la noticia lo dejó pasmado; see also four I
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[sɪks]1.ADJ, PRON seis2. N1) (=numeral) seis m- be all at sixes and sevens- it's six of one and half a dozen of the other2) (Cricket) seis m, golpe de bate que lanza la bola sin botar fuera del terreno y sirve para anotarse seis carrerasto hit a six — batear un seis, hacer seis carreras de un golpe
- knock sb for sixsee five3.CPD•
the Six Nations — el torneo de las Seis Naciones* * *
I [sɪks]noun seis m; ( in ice hockey) equipo mit's six of one and half a dozen of the other — (colloq) ( it makes no difference) da lo mismo; ( both parties are to blame) los dos tienen parte de la culpa
to be (all) at sixes and sevens — (colloq) estar* hecho un lío (fam))
to give somebody six of the best — darle* unos buenos azotes a alguien
to knock somebody for six — (BrE) tumbar a alguien
the news really knocked him for six — la noticia lo dejó pasmado; see also four I
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at sixes and sevens — {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… … Dictionary of American idioms