Definition of "tried-and-true" []

• Tested and proved to be worthy or good. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "These are among the tried-and-true financial rules consumers have been told to live by for years."
• ""He is a tried-and-true realist, innately cautious and conservative, and has little time for idealistic goals.""
• "In addition to tried-and-true recommendations for handling clutter, Bishop actually discusses screen dimensions in this chapter, reminding you that there may be important messages waiting below the line of your browser window."