Shorthand expression for an if ( $a == $b and $a == $c ) statement in PHP

Recently, I posted a question about if ( $a == $b or $a == $c ) expression. Now I want to know if there's also a shorthand expression for this code:

if ( $a == $b && $a == $c ) { /*statement*/ }

That code can be read like "if $a is equal to $b and $a is equal to $c".

Is there code that's more shorter that can be read like:

if ( $a is equal to ( $b and $c ) ) { /*statement*/ }