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Dipping your toe in the water - Meaning
Hi,
please, could you help me, what this phrase "Dipping your toe in the water" could mean in the context of this song? I think this song express, that someone is doing something dangerous. So this phrase doesn't really fit in, in my opinion. Please, help me. Thank you very much
? Well, a heart ?
? it's a fragile thing
hangin' on a string ?
? it don't take much ?
? when it all comes down
'cause it's gonna come down ?
? you're gonna look
around and wonder how ?
? you got to where you're
standin' right now ?
? dancing on the devil's stove
? playin' with the fire below ?
? pushin' your luck ?
? dippin' your toe ?
? in the water ?
? it's a pedal down to race the train ?
? 'chasin' down a hurricane ?
? put it in a spinnin' revolver ?
please, could you help me, what this phrase "Dipping your toe in the water" could mean in the context of this song? I think this song express, that someone is doing something dangerous. So this phrase doesn't really fit in, in my opinion. Please, help me. Thank you very much
? Well, a heart ?
? it's a fragile thing
hangin' on a string ?
? it don't take much ?
? when it all comes down
'cause it's gonna come down ?
? you're gonna look
around and wonder how ?
? you got to where you're
standin' right now ?
? dancing on the devil's stove
? playin' with the fire below ?
? pushin' your luck ?
? dippin' your toe ?
? in the water ?
? it's a pedal down to race the train ?
? 'chasin' down a hurricane ?
? put it in a spinnin' revolver ?
Top answer
"Dipping your toe in the water" means to tentatively try something out. " The sense is that you're just seeing whether you like it, and if you don't, it's easy enough to pull your foot back. All you've risked is a small exposure.
- "Dipping your toe in the water" means to tentatively try something out.
- " The sense is that you're just seeing whether you like it, and if you don't, it's easy enough to pull your foot back.
- All you've risked is a small exposure.
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"Dipping your toe in the water" means to tentatively try something out. This is as opposed to "taking a plunge." The sense is that you're just seeing whether you like it, and if you don't, it's easy enough to pull your foot back. All you've risked is a small exposure.
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deadrat"Dipping your toe in the water" means to tentatively try something out.Also, "test the waters." It means to put your toes in the water to see if it is too cold for diving or swimming.
It is used for any new venture - trying to determine if the conditions are good for success.
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