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
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • arouse
  • arouse (one) from
  • arouse from
  • crank out
  • crank something out
  • whip into a state
  • crank something up
  • crank up
  • give (someone) the horn
  • light (one's) fire