Meanings
verbput one's toe in the water (third-person singular simple present puts one's toe in the water, present participle putting one's toe in the water, simple past and past participle put one's toe in the water)
present singular third person puts one's toe in the water · participle present putting one's toe in the water
- Synonym of test the waters.
Synonyms: test the waters
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verbSynonym of test the waters.
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put one's toe in the water. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20one's%20toe%20in%20the%20water
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“put one's toe in the water.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20one's%20toe%20in%20the%20water. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “put one's toe in the water,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/put%20one's%20toe%20in%20the%20water.
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