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
Yarden	-	Hebrew
Tanesha	tə-NEE-shə	African American
Gaye (2)	-	Turkish
Rhisiart	-	Welsh
Amitabh	-	Indian, Hindi
Rikhard	REEK-hahrd	Finnish