tried and trusted
Synonym of tried and true.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“We use this tried and trusted recipe for every party.”
“The company decided to use a tried and trusted method to solve the technical problem instead of trying something new.”
“By relying on tried and trusted strategies developed over decades, the organization successfully navigated the economic crisis without needing to innovate.”
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give something a try
To try or attempt something.
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I'd like to see someone try
Expressing a threat or challenge to someone.
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tried and tested
Synonym of tried and true.
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trust me bro
Used to express that someone is lying or is making an otherwise baseless or counterfactual claim.
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try it on
To test someone to see how much bad behaviour they will tolerate; to try to deceive someone to see how gullible they are.
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try one's hand
To attempt a skill, craft, trade, or action, possibly for the first time.
Last updated August 10, 2026