Wiktionary
a. (context idiomatic English) Well-established and tested; known to work or succeed based on extensive experience.
WordNet
adj. tested and proved to be reliable [syn: tested, time-tested, tried]
Wikipedia
Tried and True is the fifth full length studio album released by Clay Aiken on June 1, 2010. This album is Aiken's first release on the Decca label. The deluxe edition includes two additional tracks plus a second disk with behind the scenes video and a live performance.
Usage examples of "tried and true".
Different groups will find important things to differ about, and very logically, differences of opinion will be settled in the tried and true manner—.
In fact, he had come to the conclusion that the whole problem with the war was an emphasis on high technology over the tried and true.
A new and keener sense of desolation came over me at the final separation from my tried and true four-footed friend, who had been my constant companion through so many perils and hardships.