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Quote Originally Posted by delog
Could you help me translate into Russian idioms "At sixes and sevens". What does mean words "sixes" and "sevens"? It's derivatives from "six" and "seven"? Then what sense in that sentence?
"To be "at sixes and sevens" is an English phrase and idiom, common in the United Kingdom. It is used to describe a state of confusion or disarray". From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/At_sixes_and_sevens