out of one's skin
English
Prepositional phrase
out
of
one's
skin
Conveying the idea that somebody is
terrified
.
I jumped
out of my skin
when the doorbell rang.
I thought I was alone in the house, so his sudden appearance frightened me
out of my skin
.
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