The common thug gets that chance in a court of law, you know.

You common thug, putting your hands on me like that.

He'd said she hadn't seen the last of him, but would a respected scientist really break into a business like a common thug?

In some ways, his naysayers torpedoed his legacy; Tupac has supporters the world over, but remains outside the mainstream, a common thug to many.

Someone had hired common thugs to murder Magiere-someonewho wanted either a cheap kill or who had no knowledge where to hire a trained assassin.