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
Tolga	-	Turkish
Samson	SAM-sən (English)	Biblical, English, French, Biblical Latin
Sayyida	-	Arabic
Staci	STAY-see	English
Arnason	['a:nəsn]
Parminder	-	Indian (Sikh)