(plural) informal praise, credit, or approval that a person gets from someone (such as a boss or a teacher) for doing something good or helpful He’s trying to earn/win/get brownie points (from the boss) by offering to work more overtime.
Tag: Noun
Noun > Humanitarian
(count) a person who works to make other people’s lives better She has been recognized as a great humanitarian for her efforts to end world hunger. humanitarian adjective, always used before a noun humanitarian efforts humanitarian aid (=help or money Read More …
Noun > Solidarity
Noun > Recipient
Noun > Scaffold
(count) 1 : a temporary or movable platform or structure on which a person stands or sits while working high above the floor or ground 2 : a platform or structure on which criminals are killed by being hanged or Read More …
Noun > Relish
1 : (count, noncount) : a seasoned sauce that is used to add flavor to other foods and that is made of chopped fruit or vegetables mango relish especially : such a sauce made from pickles I like to eat Read More …
Noun > Apparel
(noncount) formal clothing of a particular kind fine apparel used chiefly in U.S. English to refer to clothing that is being sold in stores a new line of children’s/ladies’/men’s apparel All athletic apparel (=all clothing for exercising or playing sports) Read More …
Noun > Charity
1 : (noncount) : the act of giving money, food, or other kinds of help to people who are poor, sick, etc. The holidays are a time for charity and good will. also : something (such as money or food) Read More …
Noun > Smidgen
Noun > Tantrum
(count) an uncontrolled expression of childish anger : an angry outburst by a child or by someone who is behaving like a child When he doesn’t get his way, he has/throws a tantrum. (=he gets very angry and upset and Read More …