- dip into something
- dip into (something)
to use a small amount of something.
The local government voted to dip into the emergency fund to pay for repairing the old town hall.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
dip into something
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dip into something — … Useful english dictionary
dip into — (something) to use a small amount of something. The local government voted to dip into the emergency fund to pay for repairing the old town hall … New idioms dictionary
dip into — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms dip into : present tense I/you/we/they dip into he/she/it dips into present participle dipping into past tense dipped into past participle dipped into 1) dip into something to read, watch, or listen to small… … English dictionary
dip into — verb read selectively; read only certain passages from a text • Hypernyms: ↑read • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * dip into [phrasal verb] dip into (something) 1 a : to take out … Useful english dictionary
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
dip your 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
dip into your pocket — INFORMAL ► to spend some of your money on something: »She admitted that she had been forced to dip into her own pocket to make up a funding shortfall. Main Entry: ↑dip … Financial and business terms
dip into — verb a) To spend some of ones savings Dip the teabag into the cup b) To read parts of something. Dip into a nice book … Wiktionary
dip into your pocket — dig/dip into (your) pocket to use your own money to pay for something. Parents of young children have to dig deep into their pockets at Christmas time … New idioms dictionary
dip into pocket — dig/dip into (your) pocket to use your own money to pay for something. Parents of young children have to dig deep into their pockets at Christmas time … New idioms dictionary
