tried-and-true
[trahyd-n-troo]
- tested and found to be reliable or workable.
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Origin of tried-and-true
First recorded in 1930–35
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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.
There is a tried-and-true formula to courting Oscar, of course.