He washed the dishes to earn a few pogi points.
pogi point
idiomA brownie point earned by a man who curries favor with a female courtship partner or her parents.
Origin
disputed originFrom Tagalog pogi + point.
By helping her mother with the heavy groceries, he hoped to earn some extra pogi points.
He meticulously curated a thoughtful gift for her father, clearly aiming to secure significant pogi points during his first visit.
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beside the point
Irrelevant, moot.
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boiling point
The state of being heated, with high aggression.
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brownie point
Credit or praise for good work or a good deed, often for the express purpose of currying favor.
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get the point
To understand; to interpret correctly.
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get to the point
To state (something) directly; as opposed to in a long-winded way.
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labour the point
To continue to discuss or explain something excessively or repetitively to the point that it may bore or annoy the listener.
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make a point
To argue or promote an idea.
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not to put too fine a point on it
Used to apologize for a possibly impolite statement one is making; to put it bluntly; to express it in plain terms.