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
Callum	KAL-um	Scottish
Riley	RIE-lee	English
Medley	['medli]
Chinatsu	chee-nah-tsoo	Japanese
FrantiŠEk	-	Czech
Glaucus	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)