“jump out”

The following 3 entries include the term jump out.

almost jump out of one's skin

idiom

: to make a sudden movement because of being very surprised

jump out at

phrasal verb

: to suddenly come at (someone) from a hiding place

jump out of one's skin

idiom

used with almost, nearly, etc., to say that someone is suddenly surprised or frightened very much by something


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