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

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

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

“Because the baboons go on all fours, sir; and I could make out one man standing up as he ran off along the rocky bit of path.”

From The Kopje Garrison A Story of the Boer War by Boucher, W.