tried and true

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tried and true

adjective more tried and true · most tried and true

Well-established and tested; known to work or succeed based on extensive experience. He liked to stick to tried and true methods in his garden.
Similar: tried and tested, tried and trusted, time-tried, proven

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@misc{tried_and_true_2026,
  title = {tried and true},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tried%20and%20true},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}