dip a toe into

present singular third person dips a toe into · participle present dipping a toe into · participle past dipped a toe into · past dipped a toe into

1. alternativefigurativelyidiomaticAlternative form of dip one's toe in.

   Artists' books seldom dip a toe into literature.

   1987 July, “Chez Dominique”, in New York Magazine, volume 20, number 27

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   Surfers Paradise is just over the border in Queensland, and I was eager to dip a toe into that interesting and erratic state.

   2001, Bill Bryson, In a Sunburned Country

   Surabaya's crumbling old town is the best place to dip a toe into the city's soul.

   2006, China Williams, George Dunford, Southeast Asia on a shoestring