English / proverb
Leave with the One What Brung You
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To maintain integrity by staying faithful to the foundational supporters who stood by you in humble days.
In context
01
At his retirement gala, the chairman acknowledged his wife's decades of devotion, affirming he would always leave with the one what brung you.
02
True dignity in career retrospectives comes from having the integrity to leave with the one what brung you.
Synonyms
preserve primary allegiances,stay true to core benefactors,uphold early promises
Antonyms
discard old allies,sell out foundational friends,chase opportunistic partners
Collocations
integrity to leave with the one what brung you,promised to leave with the one what brung you,always leave with the one what brung you