dabble in (something)
dabble in (something)
To do something sporadically or as a hobby. Oh, I only dabbled in painting when I was younger—it's not like I went to art school or anything.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
dabble in something
to be involved in something in a casual manner. She dabbled in local politics for a while. I want to dabble in something new for a while.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
dabble in
v.
To do some activity occasionally, superficially, or without ambition: I've dabbled in painting, but I'm not very good.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
- dabble in
- try (one's) hand (at something)
- try hand
- try one's hand
- try your hand
- try your hand at something
- bone-deep
- kill (something) stone dead
- kill something stone dead
- lay under