| 单词 | tried and true |
| 释义 | > as lemmastried and true b. tried and true, proved reliable by experience. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > trial or experiment > trial, test, or testing > [adjective] > tried or tested > and approved experienced1569 tried and true1954 1954 W. Faulkner Fable 352 His enslavement to the demonic progeny of his own mechanical curiosity, from which he will emancipate himself by that one ancient tried-and-true method by which slaves have always freed themselves: by inculcating their masters with the slaves' own vices. 1967 Listener 6 Apr. 474/3 Miss Aukin had had the good sense to use the tried and true concealment gambit by which eventually two young officers, bent on cuckolding a greengrocer, were compelled to hide in the same grandfather clock. 1979 Tucson (Arizona) Mag. Apr. 47/1 A beautifully made ‘period’ movie, written and directed by tried-and-true Michael Crichton. < as lemmas |
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