a (tried and) tested formula

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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 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 — /truyd n trooh /, adj. tested and found to be reliable or workable. [1930 35] * * * tried and true «TRYD uhn TROO», adjective. tested and found to be true over a period of time; proven; dependable: »He believed in the tried and true American… …   Useful english dictionary

• tried — 1 the past tense and past participle of try 1 2 adjective tried and tested/trusted a tried and tested method has been used successfully many times: tried and tested safety procedures | a tried and trusted formula …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• well-tried — adj [only before noun] a well tried method or principle has been used many times before and has always been successful = ↑tried and tested ▪ a well tried formula for success …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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• time-tested — adjective tested and proved to be reliable • Syn: ↑tested, ↑tried, ↑tried and true • Similar to: ↑reliable, ↑dependable * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷  ̷ ̷ adjective : having effectiveness that has been proved …   Useful english dictionary

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