English / proverb
Dance with the One Who Brought You
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Never turn your back on the mentors, foundational team, or clients responsible for your initial career breakthrough
In context
01
As your startup scales aggressively, remember to dance with the one who brought you by rewarding your hardworking founding engineers.
02
The board warned the incoming general manager to dance with the one who brought you and respect the original strategic blueprint.
Synonyms
remain loyal to benefactors,stick with proven allies,stand by core supporters
Antonyms
turn traitor,abandon foundational supporters,forsake original backers
Collocations
principle to dance with the one who brought you,policy to dance with the one who brought you,remember to dance with the one who brought you