dip into (one's) savings

dip into (one's) savings

To take money from one's savings account in small amounts. When my car broke down, I had to dip into my savings to pay for all of the repairs.
See also: dip, saving
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

dip into one's savings

Fig. to take out part of the money one has been saving. (See also dip in(to something).) I had to dip into my savings in order to pay for my vacation. I went to the bank and dipped into savings. There wasn't much left.
See also: dip, saving
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • dip into savings
  • little and often fills the purse
  • just wondering
  • (I am/was) just wondering.
  • (I am/was) only wondering.
  • pay (for something) through (something)
  • pay through
  • penny saved is a penny earned
  • penny saved is a penny earned, a
  • a penny saved is a penny earned