to dabble and stop (idiom); to dip into; to attempt half-heartedly; content with a smattering of knowledge; to dabble and stop (idiom); to dip into; to attempt half-heartedly; content with a smattering of knowledge; also written 浅尝辄止
I kept getting hung up on the organization of the content of the book. I had so much information to share. I just couldn't figure out how arrange it in a simple, easy to understand outline.
One kind is to take a book to be carried on the back, in understanding the respect is satisfied with a smattering of a subject, getting on another kind to ponder over;
The second has a great many books ---- a few of them read through, most of them dipped into, but all of them as clean and shiny as the day when they were bought.