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
DarrelDER-əl, DAR-əlEnglish
Ilinca-Romanian
HÜLya-Turkish
Kumikokoo-mee-koJapanese
Priscus-Ancient Roman
Ruarc-Irish