Idiom idiom
on all fours
Meaning
On one's hands and knees.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“The baby crawls on all fours across the floor.”
“I dropped my ring under the sofa and had to search on all fours to find it.”
“The old gardener, stiff with age, still worked on all fours among the flower beds, tending each plant with patient hands.”
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Last updated August 10, 2026