English / proverb
A New Broom Sweeps Clean, but an Old Broom Knows the Corners
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Novelty brings rapid changes, but institutional knowledge and longstanding practice remain indispensable.
In context
01
Before implementing structural shifts, ask senior staff, for a new broom sweeps clean, but an old broom knows the corners.
02
The agency paired the rookie manager with a veteran editor, knowing a new broom sweeps clean, but an old broom knows the corners.
Synonyms
institutional memory counts,veteran depth safeguards,seasoned prudence prevails
Antonyms
ignoring senior wisdom,untested restructuring,careless disruption
Collocations
adage that an old broom knows,recall that an old broom,true that an old broom