nearly jump out of skin



nearly jump out of your skin

if you nearly jump out of your skin when something happens, it makes you feel very surprised or shocked I heard a loud bang and nearly jumped out of my skin.
See get on the bandwagon, jump in at the deep end, go through hoops
See also: jump, nearly, of, out, skin

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Kishore-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
CicelySIS-ə-leeEnglish
Aristomache-Ancient Greek
JÚLius-Slovak
ElsdonELZ-dənEnglish (Rare)
Maeva-Tahitian, French