dip a toe in the water
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dip a toe into the water — dip a ˈtoe in/into sth | dip a ˈtoe in/into the water idiom (informal) to start doing sth very carefully to see if it will be successful or not • We decided to dip a toe in the computer games market. Main entry: ↑dipidiom … Useful english dictionary
dip/put/stick a toe in the water — informal : to try an activity briefly to see if you like it I m not sure I want to join, but I d like to dip a toe in the water. • • • Main Entry: ↑toe … Useful english dictionary
dip a toe into something — dip your/a toe into something dip your/a toe in the water phrase to try doing something, in order to test whether it will be successful or suitable They have dipped a toe into the computer games market. Thesaurus: to test something or… … Useful english dictionary
dip a toe in something — dip a ˈtoe in/into sth | dip a ˈtoe in/into the water idiom (informal) to start doing sth very carefully to see if it will be successful or not • We decided to dip a toe in the computer games market. Main entry: ↑dipidiom … Useful english dictionary
dip your toe into something — dip your/a toe into something dip your/a toe in the water phrase to try doing something, in order to test whether it will be successful or suitable They have dipped a toe into the computer games market. Thesaurus: to test something or… … Useful english dictionary
toe — toe1 S3 [təu US tou] n [: Old English; Origin: ta] 1.) one of the five movable parts at the end of your foot →↑finger ▪ He stubbed his toe (=hurt it by kicking it against something) on a rock. big toe (=the largest of your toes) ↑heel, ↑ … Dictionary of contemporary English
toe — I UK [təʊ] / US [toʊ] noun [countable] Word forms toe : singular toe plural toes ** a) one of the five individual parts at the end of your foot. Your big toe is the largest, and your little toe is the smallest Vera slipped off her shoes and… … English dictionary
toe — toe1 [ tou ] noun count ** one of the five individual parts at the end of your foot. Your big toe is the largest, and your little toe is the smallest: Vera slipped off her shoes and wriggled her toes. I stubbed my toe (=hurt it by hitting it) on… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dip one's toe into — (or in) put one s toe briefly in (water), typically to check the temperature ■ begin to do or test (something) cautiously the company has already dipped its toe into the market … Useful english dictionary
dip — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 quick swim ADJECTIVE ▪ quick ▪ refreshing VERB + DIP ▪ take ▪ I took a quick dip in the hotel pool before lunch. 2 decrease … Collocations dictionary
