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
Uzziah	ə-ZIE-ə (English)	Biblical
Rihards	-	Latvian
Baruch	bə-ROOK (English), BER-ook (English), BAR-ook (English), BAHR-ook (English)	Biblical, Hebrew
Bihotz	-	Basque
Janie	JAY-nee	English
Cevdet	-	Turkish