jump in (one's) skin

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To start or recoil, as from shock, surprise, or fear. I positively jumped in my skin when I heard the door bang open in the middle of the night.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jed	[dʒed]
PÄIvÄ	PIE-va	Finnish
Mikaela	MEE-kah-e-lah (Finnish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Wassim	-	Arabic
Neasa	NYAS-a, NAS-a	Irish, Irish Mythology
Ransom	['rænsəm]