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
No one could disturb him there, for to reach it he had to go on all fours.
From Jean-Christophe, Volume I by Cannan, Gilbert
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)
Now, please, do not require this illustration to go on all fours.
From The Sable Cloud A Southern Tale With Northern Comments (1861) by Adams, Nehemiah
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
