English Dictionary

jump in one's skin

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) To start with fright.

日本語の意味

急に恐怖を感じ、びっくりする / 突然の驚きで驚愕する

It's easy to jump in one's skin when a door slams unexpectedly.

扉が突然バタンと閉まると、はっとして飛び上がることがある。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To start with fright.

The neighborhood, to our ears, seemed haunted by approaching footsteps; and what between the dead body of the captain on the parlor floor, and the thought of that detestable blind beggar hovering near at hand, and ready to return, there were moments when, as the saying goes, I jumped in my skin for terror.

jumps in one's skin （ present singular third-person ）

jumping in one's skin （ participle present ）

jumped in one's skin （ participle past ）

jumped in one's skin （ past ）