cog in the machine — A person who does an unimportant job in a large company or organisation is a cog in the machine … The small dictionary of idiomes
cog in the machine — If you say that someone is a cog in the machine, you mean that, while they are necessary, they only play a small part in an organization or plan. The police quickly realized that the suspect was just a cog in the machine … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
(a) cog in the machine — one part of a large system or organization. He was just a small cog in the large wheel of organised crime. This warehouse is an important cog in our distribution machine … New idioms dictionary
(a) cog in the machine — a cog in the maˈchine/ˈwheel idiom (informal) a person who is a small part of a large organization Main entry: ↑cogidiom … Useful english dictionary
cog in the machine — you are not important but only a small part of a large organization The employees felt like they were only cogs in a machine so the atmosphere at the company was not very good … Idioms and examples
cog — [kɔg US ka:g] n [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: From a Scandinavian language] 1.) a wheel with small bits sticking out around the edge that fit together with the bits of another wheel as they turn around in a machine 2.) one of the small bits that… … Dictionary of contemporary English
(a) cog in the wheel — one part of a large system or organization. He was just a small cog in the large wheel of organised crime. This warehouse is an important cog in our distribution machine … New idioms dictionary
machine — noun 1 piece of equipment ADJECTIVE ▪ giant, great, huge, large, powerful ▪ portable ▪ automated, automatic … Collocations dictionary
cog — noun (C) 1 a wheel with small bits sticking out around the edge, that fit together with the bits of another wheel as they turn around in a machine 2 one of the small bits that stick out on a cog 3 a cog in the machine/wheel someone who is not… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
cog — 1. noun /kɒɡ,kɑɡ/ a) A ship of burden, or war with a round, bulky hull. As the Kynge was in his cog and lay in his caban, he felle in a slumberyng […]. b) A … Wiktionary
Machine Empire — The Machine Empire is a group of robotic villains in the Power Rangers universe, who first appeared in the television show Power Rangers Zeo and were later mentioned in Power Rangers in Space and Power Rangers Wild Force. Contents 1 History 2… … Wikipedia
