on hands and knees

I soon found myself clambering on hands and knees in my swim shorts into a dirt-floored dome made from sticks and blankets, and sitting cross-legged as red-hot volcanic stones were laid in a central pit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

The next day he attempted to divert up a mountain to get around a large waterfall on hands and knees through "very soggy ground".

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2025

Essentially, the Cardinal and Bears are on hands and knees, shamelessly begging for an escape hatch from an awful situation that they themselves created.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 25, 2023

Crawl any way you like — on hands and knees, hands and feet, or even rolling sideways along the ground.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 16, 2022

The passage was low, he discovered, and he was obliged to crouch almost on hands and knees.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander