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:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Suraj-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Bengali, Nepali
Olive['ɔliv]
EnosEE-nahs (English)Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
WiktorVEEK-tawrPolish
Yngvildr-Ancient Scandinavian
Kaj (1)KIE (Swedish)Swedish, Danish, Norwegian