brownie point

noun

🔊/ˈbraʊni pɔɪnt/

[usually plural] (informal)

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if somebody does something to earn brownie points, they do it to make somebody in authority have a good opinion of them讨好上级所得的好印象；拍马屁得分
- She’s just trying to win brownie points with the boss.她只是想和老板争夺布朗尼积分。