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
Georgi-Bulgarian
Efthymia-Greek
TerÉZ-Hungarian
Fatsanifah-TSAH-neeSouthern African, Chewa
OsmondAHZ-məndEnglish (Rare)
Huri-Biblical