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
Kemen	-	Basque
Marcell	-	Hungarian, German
Winfrith	-	Anglo-Saxon (Latinized)
Amadeus	[.æmə'di:əs]
Blanchard	[bla:ŋ'ʃa:]
Rozalija	-	Lithuanian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian