at sixes and sevens

at sixes and sevens

It's a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is Q ī sh é B ā Zu ǐ, which means to describe a lot of people. It's the same as "seven mouths and eight tongues". From Ding Ling's Ben.

Analysis of Idioms

[synonym]: full of words

The origin of Idioms

Ding Ling's Ben: "there are many people in the teahouse. They all talk about them as the center of the conversation. However, there is not a word that can make them feel relieved for a while."

Idiom usage

To be an object or adverbial; to describe a person.