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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a small cog in" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to describe someone or something that plays a minor or insignificant role in a larger system or organization.
Example: "In the grand scheme of the project, I feel like just a small cog in the machine, contributing to a much bigger goal."
Alternatives: "a minor part of" or "a tiny piece of".
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"I'm just a small cog in a very big machine".
I would describe my role as a small cog in the gears.
Like Mr. Demjanjuk, Eichmann claimed he was only a small cog in the wheel.
By the end, Glock has become a small cog in a big machine.
"I'm just a small cog in a much bigger wheel," he told the Süddeutsche Zeitung in a rare interview.
He told Der Spiegel in 2005, "I would describe my role as a small cog in the gears.
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He goes from sounding like a parody of a Bond bad guy ("You are a very small cog in a vast machine," he tells Langdon) to a parody of Woody Allen ("The body craves what the body craves," he thinks).
You're a very small cog in a big machine".
I felt like a very small cog in a huge machine.
I felt appreciated, not just a very small cog in a massive machine.
"I always felt like a very small cog in a very large machine, and I think most people do," said Mr. Jacobs.
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