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.
See also: dabble
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • 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