Meaning of dip into | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: dip into.
   transitive
2. To spend some of a source of money (such as one's savings).
   idiomatic, transitive
3. To read, examine or engage in (something) in a cursory or casual manner.
   idiomatic, transitive

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Examples

“Dip the teabag into the cup.”

“If people in the community wish HCHS to survive, then it's time they dip into the old checkbook and demonstrated their commitment.”

“Dip into a nice book.”

““The Midnight Gospel,” which debuted on Netflix last year, is a show that I dipped into slowly, like a pint of oddly flavored artisanal ice cream: It was tasty yet confounding, more idiosyncratic than my usual preferred flavors, suitable for consumption only when I was in a very specific mood.”

“Surveying the breadth of Auerbach’s practice and the diverse bodies of knowledge they dip into, I began to think of the artist as a sort of antenna, picking up invisible signals from across time and space (this impression was likely bolstered by the way they wear their eyeliner: antenna-like, drawn an inch or so past each outer canthus).”

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