English-German translations for tried and true

• bewährt
  Dabei handelt es sich um bewährte Instrumente, die, obgleich reformbedürftig, entscheidend zum Erreichen der neuen EU 2020 Ziele beitragen können. These are tried and true instruments which, although needing reform, can significantly contribute to the achievement of the new EU 2020 objectives.
• erprobt

Definition of tried and true

• Well-established and tested; known to work or succeed based on extensive experience

Examples

• He liked to stick to tried and true methods in his garden.

Related words

• tried
• untried
• tried and tested