<p><strong>In the following, a part of the sentence is underlined. Four different ways of phrasing the underlined part are indicated below.<br /> Chose the best alternative among the four choices given.</strong></p> <p>When he entered the house, <u>it was at sixes and sevens</u>.</p>
"At sixes and sevens" is an idiom for a state of total confusion or disorder. So the house was in a mess, in pandemonium.
Answer: (C)
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