There was a false fire alarm this morning and the entire school was at sixes and sevens.

The meaning of the idiom at sixes and sevens is:
• to do nothing because doing something would make things worse
• to irritate someone
• to wield power or authority, especially in a heavy-handed way
• confused, disorganized, disorderly

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anyone look at this poor idiom? :)

[QUOTE=ehveniser]There was a false fire alarm this morning and the entire school was at sixes and sevens.

The meaning of the idiom at sixes and sevens is:
• to do nothing because doing something would make things worse
• to irritate someone
• to wield power or authority, especially in a heavy-handed way
• confused, disorganized, disorderly

at sixes and sevens = confused, disorganized, disorderly