See at sixes and sevens on Wiktionary
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"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "in a state of dispute or disagreement",
"word": "elda grátt silfur"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "in a state of dispute or disagreement",
"word": "in disaccordo"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "in a state of dispute or disagreement",
"word": "som hund og katt"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "in a state of dispute or disagreement",
"word": "ikke være på samme bølgelengde"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "in a state of dispute or disagreement",
"word": "w niezgodzie"
}
],
"word": "at sixes and sevens"
}
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