| 单词 | make common cause with someone |
| 释义 | make common cause withsomeonetoacttogether with someone inordertoachievesomething: Environmentalprotestershave madecommoncausewithlocalpeopletostopthemotorwaybeingbuilt. In someareas,peasantsmadecommoncausewith thetownspeopleinprotestingagainst thepowerof thechurch. In anunusualmove, ahuntinggrouphas madecommoncausewithenvironmentalistsagainstdrillingforoil. We areurgingscientistsandreligiousleadersto makecommoncausetoprotecttheenvironment. He was not above makingcommoncausewithterroristsif hethoughtit wouldfurtherhisaims. The two mendisagreeon many things but they makecommoncauseinpromotingthe country'sfinancialsector. See also commonadjective(SHARED) |
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