turn (someone's) crank

To excite or arouse the interest of someone. To be honest, science never turned my crank in school. I was always more interested in literature.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Rozalija	-	Lithuanian, Slovene, Croatian, Macedonian
Marjolijn	MAHR-yo-lien	Dutch
EylÜL	-	Turkish
Brigid	-	Irish, Irish Mythology
Kyung-Ja	gyung-jah	Korean
PerpÉTua	-	Portuguese