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
Brigid	-	Irish, Irish Mythology
Otokar	-	Czech
Kathie	['kæθi]
Etel	-	Hungarian
Iunia	-	Ancient Roman, Biblical Latin
LÉOn	le-AWN	French