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[car pool] {n.} A group of people who own cars and take turns driving each other to work or on some other regular trip. * /It was John's father's week […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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[in common] {adv. phr.} Shared together or equally; in use or ownership by all. * /Mr. and Mrs. Smith own the store in common./ * /The four boys grew up […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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