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on all fours
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Princeton's WordNet
on all foursadverb
on hands and knees
"he got down on all fours to play with his grandson"
Wiktionary
on all foursadverb
On one's hands and knees.
on all foursadverb
In a manner which is similar in nature or effect to something else; consistently.
on all foursadjective
On one's hands and knees.
on all foursadjective
Similar in nature or effect to something else; consistent.
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on all fours
"On all fours" refers to being in a position on hands and knees, similar to the manner most quadrupeds (four-legged animals) move. It can also signify crawling or moving around in this manner. The phrase can be used literally, to describe physical positioning, or metaphorically, in legal contexts, to denote cases or arguments that are directly applicable or equivalent to each other.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of on all fours in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of on all fours in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of on all fours in a Sentence
I view this as SoftBank's moonshot to get WeWork back on all fours.
I just got down on all fours and covered my head with my hands.
My son was looking out thewindowone time and he saw the top of the bear standing on all fours over the trash can.
I would have been crawling here on all fours, none of this would have happened.
Translations for on all fours
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- de quatre grapesCatalan, Valencian
- auf allen vierenGerman
- στα τέσσεραGreek
- kvargambeEsperanto
- a cuatro patasSpanish
- neljakäpakilEstonian
- lau hankanBasque
- kontallaan, nelin kontinFinnish
- à quatre pattesFrench
- á fjórum fótumIcelandic
- a quattro zampe, a quattro piedi, gattoni, carponiItalian
- 四つん這い, 四つんばいJapanese
- quadrupēsLatin
- de quatroPortuguese
- карачки, четверенькиRussian
- četverònoškē, четверо̀ношке̄Serbo-Croatian
- på alla fyraSwedish
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