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Tried and true

Do not over use them, though. You may sound tiresome if you stick to them as they can sound redundant. You can say the same thing with one word, true, or correct, or accurate.

For example, instead of saying someone’s theory is tested and true, you can simply say it remains true, valid – to this day.

In our example, car buyers stick to the tried and true also may suggest that they are conservative, not willing to try something new. And that may not always be a good thing.

Well, to each their own. Here let’s stick to the phrase itself and read a few recent media examples:

1. In Anchorage, the dress code favors practicality over style.

When it comes to dress sense, which is worse: layer upon bulky layer of long underwear and puffy coats? Flashy, barely-there outfits? Or downright sloppiness?

Travel + Leisure readers rated major destinations in categories including style for the annual America’s Favorite Cities survey — and the results confirm that city dwellers fall short of fashionable in myriad ways.

But it’s Anchorage that earned the dubious honor of No. 1 worst-dressed city in America.

That’s no surprise to Miriam Jones, a paleoclimatologist who has traveled in and out of Anchorage “too many times to count” during a two-year research stint. “It’s not uncommon to see oversized parkas with fur-lined hoods and bunny boots, and people aren’t alarmed when a person wearing a ski mask enters a room.” In Alaska, she adds, men sport beards and flannel in the most unironic way possible: to keep frostbite at bay and their appendages attached.