tried and true

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1. I obtained my first real job by that tried and true method, nepotism.

2. Like true Londoners, we tried to solve our problems over pints and bottles of beer.

3. It is only natural that people are comfortable with architectural designs that are tried and true.

4. Your restless nature demands something new, though of course you will eventually return to the tried and true before long.

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