dip into

Verb

dip into (third-person singular simple present dips into, present participle dipping into, simple past and past participle dipped into)

1. (transitive) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: dip into.
   • Dip the teabag into the cup.
2. (idiomatic, transitive) To spend some of a source of money (such as one's savings).
   • If people in the community wish HCHS to survive, then it's time they dip into the old checkbook and demonstrated their commitment.1976 August 28, John C. Lawrence, “H.C.H.S Support”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 9, page 5
3. (idiomatic, transitive) To read, examine or engage in (something) in a cursory or casual manner.
   • Dip into a nice book.
   • “The Midnight Gospel,” which debuted on Netflix last year, is a show that I dipped into slowly, 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.2021 May 7, Maya Phillips, “For Mother’s Day, a Healing Meditation on Mortality”, in The New York Times