See turn someone's crank on Wiktionary
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"ref": "2000 March 26, George Vecsey, “Baseball: Mets and Cubs Are Grateful McGwire Said No to Tokyo”, in New York Times, retrieved 2011-07-16:",
"text": "McGwire had said that international competition did not \"turn my crank,\" but the players on the dais today seemed positively excited about the trip.",
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"ref": "2003 May 25, “The Times Bomb”, in Newsweek, retrieved 2011-07-16:",
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"ref": "2007 September 4, Jack Welch, Suzy Welch, “From Hero To Zero”, in Businessweek, retrieved 2011-07-16:",
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"ref": "2011 May 19, John Ortved, “Guys Confess Their Celebrity Crushes: Cannes Edition”, in www.glamour.com, retrieved 2011-07-16:",
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