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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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