dip a toe in

Meaning

1. dip a toe in / into sth

   to start doing sth very carefully to see if it will be successful or not

In the movies · 2

• Dip my toe into an exploration of origin and essence.Velvet Buzzsaw2019
• So since we're just kind of like dipping our toes in here, I think maybe we shouldn't spend too much time in there the first go-around.The One I Love2014

From the same entry

• dip into your pocket
• dip into