English / proverb
Dance with the One What Brought You
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Stay committed to the foundational supporters, systems, or assets that created your initial breakthrough (dialectal variant)
In context
01
A wise executive knows you must dance with the one what brought you if you wish to retain grassroots organizational credibility.
02
During intense restructuring, the management team resolved to dance with the one what brought you by defending the welfare of their union workforce.
Synonyms
stay true to your base,uphold foundational loyalty,reward institutional memory
Antonyms
sever grassroots ties,ignore founding pillars
Collocations
resolve to dance with the one what brought you,know to dance with the one what brought you,strategy to dance with the one what brought you