make+common+cause
1make common cause — index affiliate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2make 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… …
3make 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… …
4make 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 …
5make common cause with — index combine (act in concert), cooperate, involve (participate) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
6To 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… …
7To make common cause with — Common Com mon, a. [Compar. {Commoner}; superl. {Commonest}.] [OE. commun, comon, OF. comun, F. commun, fr. L. communis; com + munis ready to be of service; cf. Skr. mi to make fast, set up, build, Goth. gamains common, G. gemein, and E. mean low …
8make common cause — unite in order to achieve a shared aim. → cause …
9make common cause — phrasal to unite to achieve a shared goal …
10make common cause — verb To cooperate, to enter into an alliance for a shared goal …
