tried and true

trustworthy; dependable. (Hyphenated before nominals.) The method I use to cure the hiccups is tried and true. Finally, her old tried-and-true methods failed because she hadn't fine-tuned them to the times.

tried and true

Tested and proved to be worthy or reliable, as in Let me deal with it-my method is tried and true. [Mid-1900s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Suellen	soo-EL-ən	English
Ute	OO-tə	German
Zenaida	-	Late Greek
Heng	-	Chinese
Alvilda	-	Danish (Rare)
Oyunchimeg	-	Mongolian