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
Kay	[kei]
Gunnar	GOON-nahr (Swedish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Norse Mythology
Smalls	[smɔ:lz]
EnikŐ	-	Hungarian
Matthei	-	Old Church Slavic
Ó&Eth;Inn	-	Norse Mythology, Icelandic