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
Gordon	['gɔ:dn]
Lidija	-	Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Valdemar	VAHL-de-mahr (Finnish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Fitzgerald	[fits'dʒerəld]
Arlo	-	English
Randell	RAN-dəl	English