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Meaning of "tried and true"



 
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Meaning of "tried and true" #1 (permalink) Fri Mar 27, 2009 20:08 pm   Meaning of "tried and true"
 

No way! I'm never going to sell the car I've had it for twenty years and I've never had one problem with it
It's tried and true I'm keeping it

tried and true.....Meaning please
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tried and true #2 (permalink) Fri Mar 27, 2009 21:01 pm   tried and true
 

It means that you have had it for a very long time, and that it has never let you down.
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