have a lot in common
idiom
: to share interests, beliefs, attitudes, opinions, etc.
They have a lot (of things) in common.
You're a musician too? I guess we have a lot in common.
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The problem is the unhinged reaction to ICE’s presence by leftist radicals who have a lot in common with your average anarchist.
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Meg Walters, InStyle, 30 Jan. 2026
Charles Jeffrey and Christopher Kane have a lot in common.
—Maliha Shoaib, Vogue, 23 Jan. 2026
The problem is the unhinged reaction to ICE’s presence by leftist radicals who have a lot in common with your average anarchist.
—Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2026
The far-left and the far-right have a lot in common.
—Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 22 Nov. 2025
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