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
Kirby	['kɜ:bi]
Rein	RIEN	German, Frisian, Dutch
Euria	-	Basque
FÉLicie	-	French
Caldwell	[kɔ:ldwəl]
Paulina	pow-LEE-nah (Spanish, Polish), paw-LEEN-ə (English)	Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, Swedish, Lithuanian, English, Ancient Roman