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

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

We have now mammals which lay eggs and, if the news is established, birds also which go on all fours.

From Landmarks of Scientific Socialism "Anti-Duehring" by Engels, Friedrich

Then would I go on all fours, O Mishcha, for I am weary of waiting and being far from my brothers, Thumb and Thimble.

From The Three Mulla-mulgars by De la Mare, Walter

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 Masefield, John