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Meaning of "dip one's toe in" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DIP ONE'S TOE IN

dip one's toe in play
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DIP ONE'S TOE IN

dip
dip circle
dip fault
dip into
dip needle
dip net
dip one´s lid
dip out
dip switch
dip-and-scarp
dip-net
dip-netting
dip-slip fault
dip.
DipAD
DipChemEng
DipCom
DipEd
dipeptidase
dipeptide

WORDS THAT END LIKE DIP ONE'S TOE IN

at home in
chime in
close in
come in
done in
give in
have in
hoe in
lie in
live in
make a hole in
move in
outside in
phase in
phone in
settle in
take in
tie in
tune in
write in

Synonyms and antonyms of dip one's toe in in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «dip one's toe in» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DIP ONE'S TOE IN

Find out the translation of dip one's toe in to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of dip one's toe in from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dip one's toe in» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

在沾一个人的脚趾
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sumergir uno de los pies con
570 millions of speakers

English

dip one´s toe in
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

में एक पैर के अंगूठे डुबकी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تراجع واحد في اصبع القدم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

окунуть свое ноги в
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mergulhar um dedo do pé em
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

এক এর পায়খানা ডুবান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tremper son orteil dans
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mencelup ke dalam kaki
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tauchen Sie ein in die Zehen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

に自分のつま先を浸し
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하나 의 발가락 을 찍어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jempol siji ing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhúng một ngón chân của trong
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உள்ளே நனை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एकाच्या पायाचे बोट बुडवून
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Içine parmakla vurmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

immergere la propria punta in
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zanurzyć własnego palca w
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

занурити своє ноги в
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dip deget de la picior cuiva în
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βουτιά toe κάποιου σε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

steek ´n mens se tone in
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

doppa en tå i
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dyppe en tå i
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of dip one's toe in

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DIP ONE'S TOE IN»

The term «dip one's toe in» is used very little and occupies the 177.990 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DIP ONE'S TOE IN»

Discover the use of dip one's toe in in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dip one's toe in and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Idiomatic Creativity: A Cognitive-linguistic Model of ...
To further substantiate this argument, two adnominal variants of dip one's toe in the water can be compared to (88): (89) Once again, I remind the Minister of the problems into which the Government ran when they first tried to dip their toes in ...
Andreas Langlotz, 2006
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聽聽美國人怎麼說
dip, dip one's toe in the water When it comes to computer skills, I have only dipped my toe in the water. £ /MI - dish out/ up; serve up 1. && - 2. JUtiOSJi - «£) : 3. fttl^ If* 1. The cook dishes out the evening meal. 2. The professor often dishes up ...
黃希敏, 2005
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Popular Music Censorship in Africa
To dip one's toe in the pool of music censorship as we have done here is to send ripples across it. We hope that readers will have felt those ripples and will want to contribute their own. References Cloonan, M. and Garofalo, R. 2003.
Dr Michael Drewett, Professor Martin Cloonan, 2013
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Activism and the School Librarian: Tools for Advocacy and ...
... a districtwide school library plan, see chapter 3.) In. Summary. Whether the level of readiness is to embrace advocacy on a full scale or simply dip one's toe in the water, the library program and all its patrons will benefit from acts of ...
Deborah D. Levitov, 2012
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Social Science Agricultural Agenda Project: Proceedings of ...
The best that might be achieved is very small marginal reductions in trade restrictions to dip one's toe in the water to see how cold it really is for one's own farmers. It should be remembered that in the 1950s it was the U.S. Congress, not foreign ...
‎1987
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ISA Journal
... is that if the opportunity to get into the instrument marketplace is taken, then one shouldn't just dip one's toe in but rather take the whole plunge. Miller — You have to, particularly if you are a major organization. I'll be subjective about it.
7
The hammer of the Lord: signs of hope
He, you may recall, claimed that it was impossible to dip one's toe in the same water twice. No matter how nimble you might be, the current would beat you and sweep that bit of water downstream. The only constant, said Heraclitus, is change .
Colin Morris, 1974
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Days Without Number
Draw your own conclusions.' 'I'm not sure I'm qualified to.' 'Who is, Mr Paleologus ? Deep waters, though. That we can say. Best not to dip one's toe in.' Brooks's gaze narrowed. 'There's no possibility your brother might have" — he cleared his  ...
Robert Goddard, 2010
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The Classroom Disaster: How the Outworn Classworn Classroom ...
Some measurement specialists insist that attempts to differentiate scholastic aptitude from achievement are futile. One need only dip one's toe in the muddy waters of testing to find out that Dr. Traxler's views are representative. The popularity ...
Leslie A. Hart, 1969
10
Lolita: A Play
...[Inge] has probed gently and with sympathy into the characters...Since he writes with skill and clarity, Inge has transferred this sympathy to me. --NY Daily News.
Edward Albee, 1984

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DIP ONE'S TOE IN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dip one's toe in is used in the context of the following news items.
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How, why and whether to enter the new VPN war zone
A cheap and quick way to dip one's toe in the waters of VPN is to try out the various web-browser plugins that enable proxy surfing on a ... «The Stack, Jun 15»
2
Potential Republican presidential candidates popping up like crocuses
Speculating this early, however, is sort of like trying to dip one's toe in an iced over stream. All you get is a frost-bitten digit — if you are lucky. «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jan 15»
3
MARKET REPORT: Troubles pile up for Cairn Energy but India tax …
... that providing the Indian tax problem was a storm in a teacup, the shares were looking attractive enough to dip one's toe in the water. «This is Money, Mar 14»
4
Luxury two-night stay at the Crown Towers, Melbourne
We're not casino people per se but it's always interesting to venture into a different world and dip one's toe in. A wander around the complex ... «Herald Sun, Nov 13»
5
No dates for the timid?
Rather than dive into potentially cold water, then, one can dip one's toe in, test the temperature, and retreat if necessary. As we predicted, lows ... «Psychology Today, Feb 10»
6
Winslet is always an actor to watch
"To dip one's toe in the waters of temptation is very, very, very dangerous, and I think it took tremendous courage to go the whole hog." The illicit ... «USA Today, Oct 06»

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