dip into

dip into {v. phr.}

1. To scan or sample lightly and briefly (said of printed materials).

I didn't get a chance to read all of War and Peace, but I dipped into it here and there.

2. To take money out of a savings account or a piggy bank.

I am sorry to have to say that I had to dip into the piggy bank; I took out $6.75.

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