What does toe-dip mean?
Toe-dip means To dip a toe into something..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
To dip a toe into something..
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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Toe-dip means To dip a toe into something..
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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.
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