"put one's toe in the water" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: puts one's toe in the water [present, singular, third-person], putting one's toe in the water [participle, present], put one's toe in the water [participle, past], put one's toe in the water [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|put<,,put> one's toe in the water}} put one's toe in the water (third-person singular simple present puts one's toe in the water, present participle putting one's toe in the water, simple past and past participle put one's toe in the water)
  1. Synonym of test the waters. Synonyms: test the waters [synonym, synonym-of]
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