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
Travis['trævis]
CharmianCHAHR-mee-ən, SHAHR-mee-ənEnglish (Rare)
Karan-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, Punjabi
Lyubovlyoo-BOF (Russian)Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian
Varnava-Russian, Old Church Slavic
Oskars-Latvian