make common cause



make common cause

(slightly formal)
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 in common (with somebody/something)
See also: cause, common, make

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Nata-Russian
Paol-Breton
Trevino[trə'vi:nəu]
Wickaninnishwik-ə-NIN-ish (English)Native American, Nuu-chah-nulth
Prudenciaproo-DHEN-thya (Spanish), proo-DHEN-sya (Latin American Spanish)Spanish
Aneurin-Welsh