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

He would go on all fours snuffling along the gutters for food and when he came to a morsel of offal he would fall upon it and devour it ravenously.

From The Confessions of Artemas Quibble by Train, Arthur Cheney

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

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