Akademik

on all fours
1. adjective
a) On ones hands and knees.

He was on all fours, with three children on his back, riding him for a horse.

b) Similar in nature or effect to something else; consistent.

The new law was precisely on all-fours with the Homestead Act.

2. adverb
a) On ones hands and knees.

A bulky form was seen rising aft, and began marching on all fours with the movements of some big cautious beast.

b) In a manner which is similar in nature or effect to something else; consistently.

The paternal longing ran on all fours with her own desire.

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