a tried and tested way of getting food stains out of clothing
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a tried and tested method for solving the problem
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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 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 and tested — ► tried and tested (or true) having proved effective or reliable before. Main Entry: ↑try … English terms 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. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** If a method has been tried and tested, it can be trusted… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
tried-and-tested — adj. Tried and tested is used with these nouns: ↑method … Collocations dictionary
tried and tested — known to be good or effective a tried and tested way of getting food stains out of clothing … English 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 … Dictionary of English idioms
tried and tested (or true) — having proved effective or reliable before. → try … English new terms 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 true — ► tried and tested (or true) having proved effective or reliable before. Main Entry: ↑try … English terms dictionary
