出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 中国对外翻译出版公司《汉英成语词典》第271页（235字）
比喻较他人接近，对事物的取得比较容易，有优先的机会，例有些人总想与上司多多拉拢关系，因为近水楼台先得月，能得到许多好处。
There are people who wish to draw ever closer to their bosses，because as the saying goes，"The near one enjoys opportunities"