Question 1

What does “a cog in the machine” mean?

Accepted Answer

a person who is a small part of a large organization

Question 2

How is “a cog in the machine” used?

Accepted Answer

In The Dark Knight Rises (2012), one line is: “These are violent criminals, essential cogs in the organized-crime machine.”

Question 3

Which movie is “a cog in the machine” from?

Accepted Answer

The clip at the top of this page is from The Dark Knight Rises (2012).

a cog in the machine

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