jump out of one’s skin

(verb) to show that one is very scared

Example Sentences:

The young boy jumped out of his skin when his father scared him during the night.

A: Did you like the movie “The Ring“?
B: No! I jumped out of my skin . It was so scary!

From the Blogs:

Why don’t I ever feel like jumping out of my skin?

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Similar idioms:

1. have goosebumps
2. show-off
3. get under one’s skin
4. jump the gun
5. jump at the chance
6. save one’s skin
7. jump on the bandwagon
8. beauty is only skin deep