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brownie points
Credit for a good deed, as in John earned a lot of brownie points for doing his boss's report for him. The term originated with the points earned for various achievements by the youngest group of the Girl Scouts, called Brownies. In the mid-1900s it was transferred to general use.
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In a snark-filled op-ed for the Daily Beast, the site’s Chief Creative and Content Officer Joanna Coles evoked DEI initiatives, implying that the theme was chosen by Bolton, Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour and the Met’s director for brownie points in what they thought would be a sure win for Harris.
His government would not be the first to be swept away by the intensity and glamour of global diplomacy which, however difficult or worthy, doesn't necessarily translate into significant brownie points at home.
But the troops offer may gain Sir Keir some diplomatic brownie points in the West Wing.
I don’t want to say this to try to get ideological brownie points, but the fact of the matter is there's nothing enormously brave about me, right?
If Attal can confound pollsters’ expectations and somehow pull off a majority for Macron’s centrist bloc in the June 30 and July 7 two-round election, not only will he earn brownie points from the French president, but he’ll also be in a stronger position to argue that he has the country’s ear and support.
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