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  • tried and tested — phrase known to be good or effective a tried and tested way of getting food stains out of clothing Thesaurus: useful and effective and working correctlysynonym Main entry: tried * * * ˌtried and ˈtested/ˈtrusted idiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • Tried — Tried, imp. & p. p. of {Try.} Also adj. Proved; tested; faithful; trustworthy; as, a tried friend. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • tried and tested — tried and tested/trusted British, American & Australian, American used by many people and proved to be effective. They ran a highly successful advertising campaign using a tried and tested formula. Most people would prefer to stick to tried and… …   New idioms dictionary

  • tried and trusted — tried and tested/trusted British, American & Australian, American used by many people and proved to be effective. They ran a highly successful advertising campaign using a tried and tested formula. Most people would prefer to stick to tried and… …   New idioms dictionary

  • tried and tested — If a method has been tried and tested, it is known to work or be effective because it has been successfully used long enough to be trusted …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • tried — [adj] reliable approved, certified, constant, demonstrated, dependable, faithful, proved, secure, staunch, steadfast, tested, tried andtrue*, true blue*, trustworthy, trusty, used; concept 535 Ant. unreliable, untried …   New thesaurus

  • tried-and-true — [adj] tested approved, certified, creditworthy, dependable, loyal, proved, proven, reliable, safe, tried, trustworthy, trusty; concept 535 …   New thesaurus

  • tried — index conclusive (determinative), convincing, dependable, expert, indubious, loyal, reliable, staunch …   Law dictionary

  • tried for the same crime — index double jeopardy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • tried and tested (or true) — having proved effective or reliable before. → try …   English new terms dictionary

  • tried-and-true — tried′ and true′ adj. cvb tested and found to be reliable or workable …   From formal English to slang

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