in common
Idioms-
Shared characteristics, as in One of the few things John and Mary have in common is a love of music . [Mid-1600s]
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Held equally, in joint possession or use, as in This land is held in common by all the neighbors . [Late 1300s]
Example Sentences
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But the two celebrities had more in common than most people understood.
From Literature
But the parents have one thing in common: They worry, but they aren’t freaking out.
"The virtue of having a republic in Australia is that it emphasises the thing we have in common as Australians."
From Barron's
“But you adore lunch, as do I. It’s one of the things we have in common.”
From Literature
But Norway’s Olympic superstars and soccer underdogs have one crucial attribute in common: a remarkable capacity to withstand pain.
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