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tried-and-true

[ trahyd-n-troo ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

First recorded in 1930–35

Tested and proved to be worthy or reliable, as in Let me deal with it—my method is tried and true . [Mid-1900s]

How contrived that Modern Family would end its season finale with the tried-and-true sitcom trope: a wedding.

As Lindsay Lohan is learning, the comeback trail is marked with three tried-and-true steps.

As any tried-and-true creative force, Schnabel kept producing.

Every political campaign relies on visual shorthand and tried-and-true symbolism to help communicate its message.

My tried-and-true nightly consumption has been old episodes of Murder, She Wrote and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

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