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
Iuliu	-	Romanian
Ozias	-	Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Silvie	-	Czech
Farrokh	-	Persian
Poppy	PAH-pee	English (British)
Sauda	-	Eastern African, Swahili