nearly jump out of (your) skin

if you nearly jump out of your skin when something happens, it makes you feel very surprised or shocked.

I heard a loud bang and nearly jumped out of my skin.

• take the bull by the horns
• take the cake
• take the cloth
• take the edge off
• take the edge off something
• take the fall
• take the fall for
• take the fall for someone
• take the fall for something
• take the fifth
• take the fifth amendment
• take the flak
• take the gloves off
• take the heat off
• take the heat off someone
• take the initiative
• take their toll
• take the law into own hands
• take the law into your own hands
• take the liberty of
• take the liberty of doing something
• take the lid off
• take the lid off something
• take the line of least resistance
• take the long view