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
Stoddard	['stɔdəd]
Ardeshir	-	Persian
Judith	JOO-dith (English), zhoo-DEET (French), YOO-dit (German)	English, Jewish, French, German, Spanish, Biblical
Thales	-	Ancient Greek
Mimi	-	English, Italian
Anttoni	AHNT-to-nee	Finnish