jump out of one's skin

jump out of one's skin

Be extremely startled or frightened. For example, When he crept up on me so quietly, I nearly jumped out of my skin. [Early 1900s]

See also: jump, of, out, skin

Common Names:

Name	Gender	Pronounced	Usage
Yazmin		YAZ-min	English (Modern)
Geoffroy		zhaw-FRAH	French
Ciara (2)		see-AHR-ə, see-ER-ə	English (Modern)
Myfanwy		-	Welsh
Julek		YUW-lek	Polish
Severinus		-	Ancient Roman

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