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at sixes and sevens





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So, that's their first aim here and if it's 11 v 11 then Chelsea can hurt Liverpool, even without Cole Palmer, because the Reds are at sixes and sevens at the back.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025

“He’s at sixes and sevens right now,” Faldo says.

From Golf Digest • Apr. 1, 2020

Netflix and Marvel have been at sixes and sevens since late summer, when Disney announced that its feature films, including Marvel movies, would only appear on their upcoming over-the-top streaming service, not Netflix.

From Slate • Oct. 20, 2018

The interplay of history and fiction has been a rich source of literary masterpieces, but here fable and history are often at sixes and sevens.

From The Guardian • Apr. 2, 2010

“Dear old Hixby’s. Isn’t it odd? The book was scarcely any use at all, but I feel a bit at sixes and sevens without it.”

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood




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