Idioms
See tried in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee tried in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishtried and tested/trusted (British English)
(North American English tried and true)
- that you have used or relied on in the past successfully
- a tried-and-tested method for solving the problem
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