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tried-and-true

Tried and true refers to something that has been tested, or that has been used in the past and worked well and which is trusted. (adjective)

An example of a tried and true method of getting stains out of white clothes is to use bleach.

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See tried-and-true in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See tried-and-true in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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