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
NeŽA	-	Slovene
Laia	LAH-yə	Catalan
Pamela	PAM-ə-lə	English
Cassiopeia	ka-see-ə-PEE-ə (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Swathi	-	Indian, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam
Dickson	['diksn]