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earn/get/score/win brownie points
idiom humorous(alsoearn/get/score/win Brownie points)
to get praise or approval for something you have done:
I thought I could score some brownie points with my mother-in-law by offering to cook dinner.
By emphasizing its green credentials the company earns brownie points with consumers.
She accepted complete responsibility, hoping to win some Brownie points.
It's a marketing opportunity. It looks like they're doing something and they get brownie points for it.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Praising and applauding
acclaim
acclamation
accolade
adulate
adulation
clap
compliment
enthrone
enthronement
eulogistic
eulogistically
eulogize
hail
ode
ooh
ooh and aahidiom
ovation
overpraise
overpraised
puff
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