Idiom
dip one's toe in
Meaning
To explore or begin; to enter or get involved in tentatively and for the first time.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I want to dip my toe in and try painting.”
“Before committing to a full degree, she decided to dip her toe in by taking a single introductory course.”
“He chose to dip his toe in the competitive world of finance by accepting a short internship, hoping to gauge whether he possessed the necessary temperament for the industry.”
Examples
simple
“I want to dip my toe in and try painting.”
contextual
“Before committing to a full degree, she decided to dip her toe in by taking a single introductory course.”
complex
“He chose to dip his toe in the competitive world of finance by accepting a short internship, hoping to gauge whether he possessed the necessary temperament for the industry.”
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