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tried-and-true
[trahyd-n-troo]
adjective
tested and found to be reliable or workable.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of tried and true1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
Haim’s “I Quit” is not quite a breakup album and not quite a moving-on album; rather, the fourth LP by this beloved Los Angeles sister trio lands somewhere between those tried-and-true schemes: Its title inspired, the Haims have said, by a third-act mic drop in the cult-fave 1996 movie “That Thing You Do!,”
And in particular, one specific fault line is emerging outside the courthouse: between the tried-and-true journalists and those who make so-called new media—your YouTubers, TikTokkers, and livestreamers.
In general, conservatives wanted to safeguard what they viewed as the tried-and-true ways of the past.
Her stories take you all around the South and are accompanied with tried-and-true recipes that are destined to become a part of your memory-making as you share them with your friends and family.
You can stuff it like Laurie Colwin with bread and mushrooms, go iconic with the tried-and-true method of Judy Rodgers's Zuni Café bird, or go in another flavor profile direction altogether, but keep in mind that anything too buttery, sticky or sugary on the skin of your chicken might burn in the air fryer.
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When To Use
Tried-and-true is used to describe things that are known to work or be reliable due to having been tested or having worked many times before.The term uses the sense of the word true meaning reliable and unfailing.Tried-and-true is most often used to describe methods, tools, or other things that someone believes to be reliable because they’ve used many times before and they’ve always worked. It’s often used in situations in which someone wants to continue using the same method or tool they’ve been using to do something instead of trying something new that they’re unfamiliar with (even if it may work better).It’s sometimes used without hyphens, as tried and true. However, if it’s used immediately before a noun, it’s usually hyphenated, as in a tried-and-true method for getting out stains. Example: Why should we try a new recipe for chocolate chip cookies when we could just stick to the one that’s tried-and-true and that we’ve used for years?
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