make+common+cause
1make common cause — (often with with) to unite for a common object • • • Main Entry: ↑cause * * * make common cause (with someone) formal phrase to work together with a person, group etc that you do not usually agree with, in order to achieve a shared aim Several… …
2make common cause — ► make common cause unite in order to achieve a shared aim. Main Entry: ↑cause …
3make common cause — index affiliate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4make common cause — to work together to achieve something. A number of groups have made common cause with local people to stop the highway from being built. The two countries have begun to make common cause against shared enemies. Related vocabulary: have something… …
5make common cause with someone — make common cause with (someone) formal if one group of people makes common cause with another group, they work together in order to achieve something that both groups want. Environment protesters have made common cause with local people to stop… …
6make common cause with — (someone) formal if one group of people makes common cause with another group, they work together in order to achieve something that both groups want. Environment protesters have made common cause with local people to stop the motorway from being …
7make common cause with — 1. To cast in one s lot with 2. To have the same interest and aims as • • • Main Entry: ↑common …
8make common cause with — index combine (act in concert), cooperate, involve (participate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
9make common cause with somebody — make common ˈcause with sb idiom (formal) to be united with sb about sth that you both agree on, believe in or wish to achieve Main entry: ↑commonidiom …
10To make common cause with — Cause Cause (k[add]z), n. [F. cause, fr. L. causa. Cf. {Cause}, v., {Kickshaw}.] 1. That which produces or effects a result; that from which anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist. [1913 Webster] Cause is substance exerting its… …
