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

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

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

If we must not do our best to pass our friend and brother, we must give up climbing forever, and go on all fours placably with Don and Pontos.

From Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories by Ouida

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

From The Peril Finders by Piffard, Harold

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