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dip one's toe into (or in)1Put one’s toe briefly in (water), typically to check the temperature.I'm not going to go in right now, just wanted to dip my toe in the water and see how it felt....- Obviously nobody had any objection to this and Danielle made a huge show of dipping her toe in the water, clutching her arms and sliding silkily into the water.
- Steve slipped off one of his sandals and dipped his toe into the water.
1.1Begin to do or test (something) cautiously: the company has already dipped its toe into the market...- While in San Francisco, Faulkner began dipping his toe in stand-up comedy.
- In fact, up until 2003 (when he began dipping his toe in the cop film genre), I didn't think Shelton made anything but sports comedies.
- As always the sensible advice is, if you fancy it, dip your toe in, but don't invest money you can't afford to lose.
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