"with all four feet"

[Laurence Horn]

At 8:45 AM -0500 12/20/10, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
>Just to clarify, "mama grizzlies" of any species were not referred to in the
>conversation.
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>The Palins also say "roll your ankle" where I would say "sprain" or "turn"
>it. From memory:
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>"I can't believe we're not rollin' an ankle or fallin' down [this slope]."
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>JL

I've heard "roll (one's) ankle" quite regularly, often in sports
contexts.  "With all four feet"--in a non-quadruped-referring
context--was a new one for me, however.

LH

>On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 10:11 PM, Dave Hause <dwhause at jobe.net> wrote:
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>>  In "Mama Grizzly" mode?
>>  Dave Hause
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>>  From: "Jonathan Lighter" <wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM>
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>>  Sarah Palin's father on a recent episode of _Sarah Palin's Alaska_:
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>>  "Anything Sarah Palin does, she does with all four feet."
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>>  I have encountered "with both feet" only.
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>>  JL
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