[English] The Oxford 3000 Most Important Words
Sɪks Number Bre I Time Clear Sixes Sevens
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six |
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(number) |
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BrE / sɪks / NAmE / sɪks / |
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- i haven't had time to clear up, so i'm all at sixes and sevens.
- the business over the lawsuit had really knocked her for six.
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six(number)BrE / sɪks / NAmE / sɪks / - 6
- in confusion; not well organized
- I haven't had time to clear up, so I'm all at sixes and sevens.
- to be dead and in a grave
- to affect somebody very deeply
- The business over the lawsuit had really knocked her for six.
- used to say that there is not much real difference between two possible choices
Word Origin- Old English siex, six, syx, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zes and German sechs, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sex and Greek hex.
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