go on all fours

Example Sentences

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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

At first he made men and pigs just alike, but his brothers remonstrated with him, so he beat down the pigs to go on all fours and made men walk upright.

From Darwin and Modern Science by Seward, A. C. (Albert Charles)

There were many places so steep and stony that they were often obliged to go on all fours, and Klein, who was both weak and nervous, stood in constant danger of his life.

From Across the Cameroons A Story of War and Adventure by Gilson, Charles

“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 Boucher, W.

In this spot it is necessary to go on all fours, still backwards.

From Under Fire: the story of a squad by Wray, Fitzwater