- ˌdip ˈinto sth
- phrasal verb
1) to take some money from an amount that you have saved2) to read different parts of a book, but not the whole book
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ˌdip ˈinto sth
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dip into sth — UK US dip into sth Phrasal Verb with dip({{}}/dɪp/ verb [I] ( pp ) ► to spend part of a supply of money that you have been keeping or saving: »Finance officials say they will have to dip into reserves to pay for the salary increases … Financial and business terms
dip a toe into sth — dip a/your toe into sth ► to start very carefully to do or become involved in something that you are not experienced at: »Ordinary investors need to feel they are getting a good deal when they dip their toes into the stock market. »If you are… … Financial and business terms
dip a/your toe into sth — ► to start very carefully to do or become involved in something that you are not experienced at: »Ordinary investors need to feel they are getting a good deal when they dip their toes into the stock market. »If you are keen to dip your toes into… … Financial and business terms
dip your toe into sth — dip a/your toe into sth ► to start very carefully to do or become involved in something that you are not experienced at: »Ordinary investors need to feel they are getting a good deal when they dip their toes into the stock market. »If you are… … Financial and business terms
dip into your pocket — dip into your ˈpocket idiom (informal) to spend some of your own money on sth • She was forced to dip into her own pocket to pay for the repairs. Main entry: ↑dipidiom … Useful english dictionary
dip — dip1 [dıp] v past tense and past participle dipped present participle dipping ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(put something in liquid)¦ 2¦(move down)¦ 3¦(become less)¦ 4¦(road/path)¦ 5 dip your headlights/lights 6¦(animals)¦ Phrasal verbs dip into something … Dictionary of contemporary English
dip — Slight drop in securities prices after a sustained uptrend. analysts often advise investors to buy on dips, meaning to buy when a price is momentarily weak. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary See: correction, break, crash. Bloomberg Financial… … Financial and business terms
dip — 1 verb dipped, dipping 1 (T) to put something into a liquid and quickly lift it out again: Dip your finger in the batter and taste it. 2 (I) to go downwards: We watched the sun dip below the horizon. 3 dip your headlights/lights BrE to lower the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
dip — [dɪp] verb I 1) [T] to lower something into a liquid for a moment and then take it out again 2) [I] to become less Our profits dipped 30%.[/ex] • dip into sth II noun dip [dɪp] 1) [C/U] a thick cold sauce for dipping pieces of food into before… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
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
