dip into

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Meaning: (transitive)Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:dipinto.Dipthe teabagintothe cup.; (transitive,idiomatic)Tospendsome of a source of money (such as one'ssavings).1976August 28, John C. Lawrence, “H.C.H.S Support”, inGay Community News, volume 4, number 9, page 5:If people in the community wish HCHS to survive, then it's time theydip intothe old checkbook and demonstrated their commitment.; (transitive,idiomatic)Toread,examineorengagein (something) in acursoryorcasualmanner.Dip intoa nice book.2021May 7, Maya Phillips, “For Mother’s Day, a Healing Meditation on Mortality”, inThe New York Times‎[1]:“The Midnight Gospel,” which debuted on Netflix last year, is a show that Idipped intoslowly, 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.2023March 16, Julia Felsenthal, “An Artist Whose Work Might (Possibly) Have Its Own Free Will”, inThe New York Times Style Magazine‎[2]:Surveying the breadth of Auerbach’s practice and the diverse bodies of knowledge theydip 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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