English / proverb
A New Broom Sweeps Clean, but an Old Broom Knows All the Corners
MEANING IN ENGLISH
New leadership brings reform, yet experienced hands comprehend organizational subtleties and pitfalls best.
In context
01
The young CEO sought the senior mentor's counsel, recognizing that a new broom sweeps clean, but an old broom knows all the corners.
02
Value innovation, yet retain seasoned veterans; a new broom sweeps clean, but an old broom knows all the corners.
Synonyms
experience balances energy,wisdom guides novelty,veteran insight matters
Antonyms
rash dismissal of veterans,reckless modernization,blind novelty
Collocations
reminded that an old broom knows all,truth that a new broom,balancing with an old broom