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tried-and-true

[ trahyd-n-troo ]
/ ˈtraɪd nˈtru /
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adjective

tested and found to be reliable or workable.

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RELATED WORDS

time-tested, proven, demonstrable, dependable, proved, reliable, reputable, tested, tried, trustworthy

Nearby words

  1. tridymite,
  2. triecious,
  3. trieciously,
  4. tried,
  5. tried and true,
  6. triella,
  7. triene,
  8. triennial,
  9. triennium,
  10. triens

Origin of tried-and-true

First recorded in 1930–35
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Idioms and Phrases with tried and true

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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