dip into

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

Equivalents

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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