English / proverb
Dance with the One What Brung Ya
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Do not abandon the loyal supporters or core strategies that carried you to prominence (heavy vernacular/dialect variant)
In context
01
In traditional corporate culture, the unwritten executive golden rule was to dance with the one what brung ya through every economic cycle.
02
The newly appointed CEO resisted wholesale organizational upheaval, choosing instead to dance with the one what brung ya.
Synonyms
honor originators,stay grounded in core strengths,preserve essential partnerships
Antonyms
abandon your roots,cast aside loyal partners,gamble on novelties
Collocations
golden rule to dance with the one what brung ya,choose to dance with the one what brung ya,preach to dance with the one what brung ya