tried and true in English

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        {
          "text": "He liked to stick to tried and true methods in his garden."
        }
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        "Well-established and tested; known to work or succeed based on extensive experience."
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          "word": "tried and tested"
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    {
      "form": "more tried and true",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "most tried and true",
      "tags": [
        "superlative"
      ]
    }
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  ],
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  "pos": "adj",
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      ]
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"tried and true" meaning in English

Adjective