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

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 Dunne, Finley Peter

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

“This don’t go on all fours with our map.”

From The Peril Finders by Piffard, Harold

Precedents exist for the abolition of this duel, so completely in point, that, according to the lawyer's phrase, they "go on all fours" with the new case.

From The Duel Between France and Germany by Sumner, Charles