all sixes and nines

prepositional phrase

In a state of confusion.

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Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. idiomaticIn a state of confusion.

    Dear Kori, I'm all sixes and nines ... whatever that means. Fragments of me are loosely hanging together.

    2015 June 15, Kathari Findlen, Meeting in the Space Between: A Story of Grief, Grace and Gratitude, Balboa Press, →ISBN, →OCLC
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see all, sixes, and, nines.

    Do you see anything funny about the tail number? It is all sixes and nines!

    2008, G. E McIlmoyle, L. R. Bromley, Remembering the Dragon Lady, People Stories Unlimited, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 443

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
at sixes and sevens
Cite this entry
APA

all sixes and nines. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all%20sixes%20and%20nines

MLA

“all sixes and nines.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all%20sixes%20and%20nines. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “all sixes and nines,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/all%20sixes%20and%20nines.

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