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all sixes and sevens

Syllables: all six·es and sev·ensUK/ɔːl ˌsɪksɪz n̩ ˈsɛvn̩z/US/ɔl ˌsɪksɪz n̩ ˈsɛvənz/

all sixes and sevens phrase: synonym of at sixes and sevens.

Phrase

all sixes and sevens

  1. Synonym of at sixes and sevens.

Synonyms of all sixes and sevens

Words that rhyme with all sixes and sevens

Questions about all sixes and sevens

What does all sixes and sevens mean?
All sixes and sevens means synonym of at sixes and sevens.
What part of speech is all sixes and sevens?
All sixes and sevens is a phrase.
How do you pronounce all sixes and sevens?
All sixes and sevens is pronounced /ɔːl ˌsɪksɪz n̩ ˈsɛvn̩z/ (UK).

Words near all sixes and sevens in the dictionary

  1. all show, no go
  2. all sing, no dance
  3. all singing, all dancing
  4. all Sir Garnet
  5. all sixes and nines
  6. all sixes and sevens
  7. all sizzle and no steak
  8. all skin and bones
  9. all smiles
  10. All Souls
  11. All Souls Day

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