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
JÓN	-	Icelandic, Faroese
Jeannine	zha-NEEN (French), jə-NEEN (English)	French, English
Trevelyan	trə-VEL-yən	English (Rare)
Blandina	-	Ancient Roman
Des	DEZ	English
I'tidal	-	Arabic