earn brownie points



earn/get brownie points

  (informal)
to get praise or approval for something you have done I thought I might get some brownie points by helping to organize the party.
See also: brownie, earn, point

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
LuminiȚAloo-mee-NEE-tsahRomanian
SelahattİN-Turkish
Ishild-Ancient Germanic (Hypothetical)
DarioDAHR-yo (Italian)Italian, Croatian
Vilhelmina-Swedish (Rare), Lithuanian (Rare)
Fri&Eth;Rik-Icelandic