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
Roper	['rəupə]
Raja (1)	-	Arabic
Melitta	me-LI-tah (German)	Ancient Greek, German
Isaak	ee-SAH-ahk (Russian)	Russian, German, Biblical Greek
Stas	STAHS	Russian
ŽIga	-	Slovene