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tried-and-true

 
/ˈtrɑɪd ən ˈtru/ adj

Definition

used many times in the past and proven to work well: A cup of warm milk is my tried-and-true remedy for insomnia.
(Definition of tried-and-true adj from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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