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.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Stephan	SHTE-fahn (German)	German, Dutch
Anargyros	-	Greek
Alea	ə-LEE-ə	English (Rare)
Trees	TRAY:S (Dutch)	Dutch, Limburgish
Dagr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Daryl	['dæril]