All fours

[formerly, All` four".]

All four legs of a quadruped; or the two legs and two arms of a person.

Collocations (1)

To be or go or run or on all fours , to be on the same footing; to correspond (with) exactly; to be alike in all the circumstances to be considered. This example is on all fours with the other. — Macaulay No simile can go on all fours.