33 at sixes and sevens; in a mess

● 两词组均意为“一团糟”。

● at sixes and sevens强调思想、管理混乱及脏乱。如：As usual, things were also at sixes and sevens in the stake race for fillies.（同往常一样，有奖赛马的情况是一片混乱。）I can not find my mobile phone; I am all at sixes and sevens today.（我找不到了手机，今天我坐立不安。）The house is rather at sixes and sevens.（这房子乱七八糟的。）On the day before the wedding, the whole house was sixes and sevens.（婚礼的前一天，整栋房子里都是乱七八糟的。）

● in a mess中mess前可用形容词修饰，in a mess可分开用。如：His business affairs are in a mess.（他的生意陷入困境。）The children kept the house in a mess.（孩子们总是把房子弄得乱七八糟。）This room is in a terrible mess!（这房间实在是一片凌乱！）You’re in a nice mess now you’ve been caught stealing!（你因为盗窃当场被捉住，该是多狼狈！）