DIP INTO (SOMETHING)


Meaning of DIP INTO (SOMETHING) in English

dip into something phrasal verb ( see also ↑ dip )

1 . to read short parts of a book, magazine etc, but not the whole thing:

It’s the kind of book you can dip into now and again.

2 . to use some of an amount of money that you have:

Medical bills forced her to dip into her savings.

Parents are being asked to dip into their pockets for new school books (=use their own money to pay for them) .

3 . to put your hand into a bag or box in order to take out one of the things inside:

On her lap was a bag of candy which she kept dipping into.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.