Meaning of toe-dip | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To dip a toe into something.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see toe, dip.

Examples

“Thus Clement Stone, though he has toe-dipped and waded and sometimes plunged into many ventures during the course of a busy life, is still inescapably labeled as an insurance man.”

“All newcomers who plunged or waded or toe-dipped into the market believed, or at least hoped, they had some special insight or cleverness not granted to anybody else.”

“Adam, who is admittedly risk-averse, kept his day job for the first 18 months after the family opened its business. During those beginning months, he said he “toe-dipped” in.”

“First she toe-dipped, and squealed, then timidly let herself down the ladder inch by chilly inch.”

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