grease monkey

grease monkey
{n., {slang} 1. A person who greases or works on machinery; a mechanic or worker in a garage or gasoline station. * /Hey, grease monkey, fill up my gas tank!/ * /The grease monkey was all dirty when he came out from under the car./ 2. Airplane mechanic. * /Jack was a grease monkey in the Air Force./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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