earn/get/score brownie points
humorousDefinition
› 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.Praising and applaudingExaggerating and playing down
(Definition of earn/get/score brownie points from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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early-stage adjective
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early-term adjective
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earmark verb
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earmuffs noun
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earn verb
- earn/get/score brownie points idiom
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earner noun
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earnest adjective
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earnings noun
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earphones noun
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earpiece noun
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Synonyms and related words:
- a pat on the back idiom
- acclaim noun
- acclaim verb
- acclamation noun
- accolade noun
- clap noun (NOISE)
- clap verb (MAKE NOISE)
- compliment noun
- compliment verb
- dedication noun (OF BOOK, ETC.)
- enthrone verb
- eulogize verb
- eulogy noun
- exalt verb
- ooh and aah idiom
- ovation noun
- paean noun
- panegyric noun
- pat sb on the back idiom
- puff noun (PRAISE)
Topic:
Praising and applauding
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