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six (oh)



[Language: Old English; Origin:]
the number 6
::six months ago
::She arrived just after six (=six o'clock) .
::He learnt to play the violin when he was six (=six years old) .
six figures/digits
used to talk about a number that is between 100,000 and 1,000,000
::The final cost of the project will easily run into six figures (=be over one hundred thousand pounds or dollars) .
at sixes and sevens
informal disorganised and confused
::When the visitors arrived we were still at sixes and sevens.
it's six of one and half a dozen of the other
spoken used to say that both people or groups who are involved in a situation are equally responsible for something bad that happens
::In any family quarrel, it's usually six of one and half a dozen of the other.
knock/hit sb for six
BrE spoken to affect someone strongly in a bad way
::Losing his job really knocked him for six.
[C] a hit in cricket that scores six runs because the ball crosses the edge of the playing area before touching the ground