common thread

common thread (to all this)

Fig. a similar idea or pattern to a series of events. All of these incidents are related. There is a common thread to all this.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kate	[keit]
Sterling	['stə:liŋ]
Adelina	ah-de-LEE-nah (Italian), ah-dhe-LEE-nah (Spanish)	Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, German, Bulgarian, Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Nolan	['nəulən]
Melle	-	Dutch
Avram	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew