ˈBrownie points noun [P] get/score/earn Brownie points to get praise or approval by doing something good or useful:
people who stay late in the office, hoping to get Brownie points [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
ˈbrownie ˌpoints noun [plural] get/win/score brownie points informal if you do something in order to get brownie points from your teacher, boss etc, you do it in order to make them have a good opinion of you:
I’m not doing it just to get brownie points. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲