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
Brigitte	bree-GI-tə (German), bree-ZHEET (French)	German, French
Capricia	-	English (Rare)
Luigia	LWEE-jah	Italian
Geena	JEE-nə	English (Rare)
Cleopatra	[kliə'pa:trə]
Maarten	MAH:R-tən	Dutch