go on all fours
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He explained how a person could be constantly tripping over debris and obstructions and at times having to go "on all fours" to try to get through the tunnel.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
“Because the baboons go on all fours, sir; and I could make out one man standing up as he ran off along the rocky bit of path.”
From The Kopje Garrison A Story of the Boer War by W. Boucher
After a moment of scrambling I found that the passage was big enough for me to go on all fours.
From Martin Hyde, the Duke's Messenger by John Masefield
Capital is at home now with his gams in a tub iv hot wather; an' whin he comes down to-morrah to oppriss labor an' square his protisted notes, he'll have to go on all fours.
From Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War by Finley Peter Dunne
Beynon encountered enormous difficulties and, in many places, he and his men had to go on all fours to get along.
From Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti by Walter Paget
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