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
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
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)
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 Paget, Walter
“This don’t go on all fours with our map.”
From The Peril Finders by Piffard, Harold
