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Meanings of tried and true in English

Tested and proved to be reliable.

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Usage of tried and true in English
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It's the tried and true way to make money in this country.
News.com.au
2
There are rules to taking a beating, jailhouse rules, tried and true.
An ordinary decent criminal
3
But a love that's even better is a love that's tried and true!
The dream of perpetual motion
4
The gems are nothing, but the steel is tried and true.
The Adventures of Kathlyn
5
All the tried and true methods of threat or blandishment had no affect.
Wild Justice
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He stuck with the old tried and true method of hand written notes.
Terminal Compromise
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Full two hundred strong were they and all picked warriors tried and true.
Betty Zane
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You ought to remember that, buddy-therich uncle thing is tried and true.
11/22/63
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Those who were there were known men, all tried and true.
The Eagle of the Empire: A Story of Waterloo
10
You're the same old tried and true, murmured Thorne Lee, shaking hands warmly.
The Second Violin
11
How many friends, good and tried and true, could I count!
The Doctor's Dilemma
12
Immunohistochemistry is a tried and true method for identifying specific protein in cell populations.
Pubmed
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And the tried and true all-white everything, everywhere, is just that: tried and done.
Jamaica Observer
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It's a tried and true scheme made famous by Ines and Davina before her.
News.com.au
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It was overwhelming, and because it was, I stuck with the tried and true.
Dying for Dinner (A Cooking Class Mystery)
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And that tried and true standby, hands on a keyboard.
Wired