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(in confusion; completely disorganized: On the day before the wedding, the whole house was at sixes and sevens.) sens dessus dessous -
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six [sɪks]1. number• to be at sixes and sevens [books, house] être sens dessus dessous ; [person] être tout retourné (inf)2. compounds* * *[sɪks] 1.noun six m inv2.adjective six inv••to be (all) at sixes and sevens — [person] ne pas savoir ou donner de la tête; [affairs] être sens dessus dessous
it's six of one and half a dozen of the other — c'est bonnet blanc et blanc bonnet, c'est du pareil au même
to be six foot ou feet under — être enterré
knock somebody for six — (colloq) GB laisser quelqu'un KO (colloq)
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six [sɪks]1 noun(a) (number, numeral) six m inv;∎ British to be at sixes and sevens être sens dessus dessous;∎ I'm at sixes and sevens as to what to do je ne sais absolument pas quoi faire;∎ familiar it's six of one and half a dozen of the other, it's six and half a dozen c'est blanc bonnet et bonnet blanc, c'est kif-kif;(c) (in cricket) six points mpl;∎ he scored five sixes il a marqué cinq fois six points;∎ British familiar figurative to knock for six (person → knock down) étendre□ ; (→ flabbergast) abasourdir□ ; (enemy, opponent) battre à plate(s) couture(s)2 pronounsixsix;∎ familiar to be six feet under être six pieds sous terre, manger les pissenlits par la racine►► the Six Counties (les six comtés mpl de) l'Irlande f du Nord;History the Six Day War la guerre des Six-Jours;Sport the Six Nations (Tournament) le Tournoi des Six Nations -
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A n six m inv.B adj six inv.to be (all) at sixes and sevens [person] ne pas savoir où donner de la tête ; [thing, affairs] être sens dessus dessous ; it's six of one and half a dozen of the other c'est bonnet blanc et blanc bonnet, c'est du pareil au même ; to be six foot ou feet under être enterré ; to get six of the best GB recevoir une correction ; to hit ou knock sb for six ○ GB laisser qn KO ○. -
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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
