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Idiom: All Sixes And Nines

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allsixesandnines

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How to pronounce "all sixes and nines":

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In a state of confusion.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see all,‎ sixes,‎ and,‎ nines.

Example Sentences

1
She always leaves her room in a state of all sixes and nines.
2
After the party, the living room was all sixes and nines.
3
The kids made a mess in the kitchen, leaving it all sixes and nines.
4
The hurricane caused the streets to be all sixes and nines with debris.
5
The project files were all sixes and nines after the computer crashed.

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