diff --git a/datafusion/physical-expr-common/src/binary_map.rs b/datafusion/physical-expr-common/src/binary_map.rs
index 80c4963ae035..59280a3abbdb 100644
--- a/datafusion/physical-expr-common/src/binary_map.rs
+++ b/datafusion/physical-expr-common/src/binary_map.rs
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ where
         let batch_hashes = &mut self.hashes_buffer;
         batch_hashes.clear();
         batch_hashes.resize(values.len(), 0);
-        create_hashes(&[values.clone()], &self.random_state, batch_hashes)
+        create_hashes(&[Arc::clone(values)], &self.random_state, batch_hashes)
             // hash is supported for all types and create_hashes only
             // returns errors for unsupported types
             .unwrap();
diff --git a/datafusion/physical-expr-common/src/binary_view_map.rs b/datafusion/physical-expr-common/src/binary_view_map.rs
index e131ad8f5085..8af35510dd6c 100644
--- a/datafusion/physical-expr-common/src/binary_view_map.rs
+++ b/datafusion/physical-expr-common/src/binary_view_map.rs
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ where
         let batch_hashes = &mut self.hashes_buffer;
         batch_hashes.clear();
         batch_hashes.resize(values.len(), 0);
-        create_hashes(&[values.clone()], &self.random_state, batch_hashes)
+        create_hashes(&[Arc::clone(values)], &self.random_state, batch_hashes)
             // hash is supported for all types and create_hashes only
             // returns errors for unsupported types
             .unwrap();
diff --git a/datafusion/physical-expr-common/src/lib.rs b/datafusion/physical-expr-common/src/lib.rs
index 7e2ea0c49397..a05f1c96306f 100644
--- a/datafusion/physical-expr-common/src/lib.rs
+++ b/datafusion/physical-expr-common/src/lib.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
 // specific language governing permissions and limitations
 // under the License.
 
+// Make cheap clones clear: https://github.com/apache/datafusion/issues/11143
+#![deny(clippy::clone_on_ref_ptr)]
+
 //! Physical Expr Common packages for [DataFusion]
 //! This package contains high level PhysicalExpr trait
 //!
diff --git a/datafusion/physical-expr-common/src/tree_node.rs b/datafusion/physical-expr-common/src/tree_node.rs
index d9892ce55509..c37e67575bf0 100644
--- a/datafusion/physical-expr-common/src/tree_node.rs
+++ b/datafusion/physical-expr-common/src/tree_node.rs
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ impl<T> ExprContext<T> {
     }
 
     pub fn update_expr_from_children(mut self) -> Result<Self> {
-        let children_expr = self.children.iter().map(|c| c.expr.clone()).collect();
+        let children_expr = self.children.iter().map(|c| Arc::clone(&c.expr)).collect();
         self.expr = with_new_children_if_necessary(self.expr, children_expr)?;
         Ok(self)
     }
diff --git a/datafusion/physical-expr-common/src/utils.rs b/datafusion/physical-expr-common/src/utils.rs
index ffdab6c6d385..114007bfa6af 100644
--- a/datafusion/physical-expr-common/src/utils.rs
+++ b/datafusion/physical-expr-common/src/utils.rs
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ pub fn scatter(mask: &BooleanArray, truthy: &dyn Array) -> Result<ArrayRef> {
 pub fn reverse_order_bys(order_bys: &LexOrdering) -> LexOrdering {
     order_bys
         .iter()
-        .map(|e| PhysicalSortExpr::new(e.expr.clone(), !e.options))
+        .map(|e| PhysicalSortExpr::new(Arc::clone(&e.expr), !e.options))
         .collect()
 }