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
Philipa-English (Rare)
LarkinLAHR-kinMedieval English
Sanyi-Hungarian
Erdem-Turkish
Nasir-Arabic
Obrad-Serbian