have (something) in common (with (someone/something))

to share interests or characteristics.

What these very old objects have in common is that they were all stolen and smuggled out of the country.

What does the new model have in common with earlier versions?

Usage notes: also used in the forms have nothing in common and have a lot in common:

The two women had absolutely nothing in common.

The two men had a lot in common and got along well.

• in the same breath
• in the same league
• in the same league as
• in the same league as someone
• in the same league as something
• in the scheme of things
• in the shadow of
• in the shadow of someone
• in the shadow of something
• in the short run
• in the short term
• in the soup
• in the strictest confidence
• in the strict sense
• in the teeth of
• in the teeth of something
• in the thick of it
• in the toilet
• in the twinkling of an eye
• in the vicinity of
• in the vicinity of something
• in the wake of
• in the wake of something
• in the way
• in the way of