“at sixes and sevens”不是指“在六和七之间”，真实含义是乱七八糟，杂乱无章。

【例句】
We've been at sixes and sevens in the office this week.
我们办公室这一周办公室乱七八糟的。

His wife was away and the house was at sixes and sevens.
他妻子不在，家里乱七八糟的。