tried-and-true
tested and found to be reliable or workable.
Origin of tried-and-true
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How to use tried-and-true in a sentence
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.
Lindsay Lohan’s Funny ‘2 Broke Girls’ Stint Proves She Can Still Act | Kevin Fallon | April 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs any tried-and-true creative force, Schnabel kept producing.
Schnabel Is Back With a Comprehensive Survey at the Brant Foundation | Justin Jones | November 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTEvery political campaign relies on visual shorthand and tried-and-true symbolism to help communicate its message.
Double the Pomade: The Aggressively Groomed Style Of Romney And Ryan | Robin Givhan | August 12, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTMy tried-and-true nightly consumption has been old episodes of Murder, She Wrote and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
‘Scandal’ and ‘Styled by June’: Allison Samuels’s Prime-Time Saviors | Allison Samuels | April 23, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
Other Idioms and Phrases with tried-and-true
Tested and proved to be worthy or reliable, as in Let me deal with it—my method is tried and true. [Mid-1900s]
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