To hold a minor but necessary place in a large organization

He wouldn't dream of asking my opinion. I'm just another cog in the wheel!

Figurati se chiede la mia opinione. Sono solo una rotella dell'ingranaggio!

If we all put an effort into it and each of us does his share, we can all be cogs in the wheel of climate change

Se ci impegnamo tutti e ognuno fa la sua parte, potremo diventare tutti piccoli componenti essenziali nella macchina del cambiamento climatico

A cog is a tooth-like part around the edge of a wheel that, by engaging other cogs of another wheel, triggers motion