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
Marzio	MAHR-tsyo	Italian
Lyndsay	LINDZ-ee	English (Modern)
Melchior	MEL-khee-awr (Dutch), MEL-kyawr (English)	Dutch, Judeo-Christian Legend
Marcela	mahr-THE-lah (Spanish), mahr-SE-lah (Latin American Spanish), mahr-TSE-lah (Polish), mahr-CHE-lah (Romanian), MAHR-tse-lah (Czech)	Spanish, Polish, Romanian, Czech
Mayamiko	mah-yah-MEE-ko	Southern African, Chewa
Pietra	PYE-trah	Italian