turn (someone's) crank



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.
See also: crank, turn

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
ZsÓFikaZHO-fee-kawHungarian
Naranbaatar-Mongolian
Teige-Irish
Clements['klemənts]
JaymesJAYMZEnglish (Modern)
MerlaMUR-ləEnglish (Rare)