"a waterfront pavilion gets the moonlight first"—enjoy the advantage of being close to sb or sth; a person in a favourable position gains special advantages;
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"a waterfront pavilion gets the moonlight first"—enjoy the advantage of being close to sb or sth; a person in a favourable position gains special advantages;
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the pavilion closest to the water enjoys moonlight first (idiom) / to benefit from intimacy with an influential person