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
Ludwikaluwt-VEE-kahPolish
Dewey-Welsh
Corynn-English (Rare)
HerbieHUR-beeEnglish
TalbotTAL-bahtEnglish (Rare)
Andris-Latvian, Hungarian