"all sixes and nines" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-all sixes and nines.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=all sixes and nines}} all sixes and nines, {{en-prep phrase|all sixes and nines}} all sixes and nines
  1. (idiomatic) In a state of confusion. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-all_sixes_and_nines-en-prep_phrase-YIoNLMGr
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see all, sixes, and, nines. Categories (topical): Nine, Six Related terms: at sixes and sevens
    Sense id: en-all_sixes_and_nines-en-prep_phrase-u05OAwDc Disambiguation of Nine: 5 95 Disambiguation of Six: 5 95 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 68

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