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View synonyms for on all fours
on all fours
On one's hands and knees, as in Seven of us were on all fours, looking for the lost earring in the sand. In this idiom fours refers to the four limbs. [1300s]
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Woo’s running on all fours, with the dashiki hanging from his mouth.
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Soon Cassiopeia forgot herself completely and began to run on all fours.
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The ceiling was so low they had to crawl on all fours; even so, Penelope could not help bumping her head now and then.
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Although its limbs were not preserved, the researchers believe it moved on all fours, similar to related species.
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I liked the plot better on a second watch when I knew not to expect Jamie Lee Curtis on all fours.
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