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You nearly jumped out of your skin

strongmints 2025. 3. 19. 18:33

πŸ“š Idiom: "You nearly jumped out of your skin"

Meaning (뜻):
It means to be extremely startled or frightened by something sudden.
κ°‘μž‘μŠ€λŸ¬μš΄ 일에 깜짝 λ†€λΌμ„œ λͺΈμ΄ νŠ•κ²¨ λ‚˜κ°ˆ μ •λ„λ‘œ λ†€λžλ‹€λŠ” λœ»μž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.

Origin (유래):
This phrase comes from the idea that when people are very scared, they react so violently that it feels as if their soul or body might leave their skin. The exaggerated image emphasizes how shocking or frightening the event was.
이 ν‘œν˜„μ€ μ‚¬λžŒμ΄ λ„ˆλ¬΄ 놀라면 λͺΈμ΄ νŠ•κ²¨ λ‚˜κ°€κ±°λ‚˜ 혼이 λΉ μ Έλ‚˜κ°€λŠ” λŠλ‚Œμ΄ λ“ λ‹€λŠ” κ³Όμž₯된 이미지λ₯Ό μ‚¬μš©ν•œ κ²ƒμž…λ‹ˆλ‹€.



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πŸ“– 20 Examples (예문 20개):

1. I nearly jumped out of my skin when I heard the loud bang.
큰 μ†Œλ¦¬λ₯Ό λ“£κ³  λ„ˆλ¬΄ λ†€λΌμ„œ λͺΈμ΄ νŠ•κ²¨ λ‚˜κ°ˆ λ»”ν–ˆμ–΄μš”.


2. She jumped out of her skin when the cat suddenly jumped onto her lap.
고양이가 κ°‘μžκΈ° λ¬΄λ¦Žμ— λ›°μ–΄μ˜€λ₯΄μž κ·Έλ…€λŠ” 깜짝 λ†€λžμ–΄μš”.


3. He almost jumped out of his skin when someone tapped him from behind.
λˆ„κ΅°κ°€ λ’€μ—μ„œ 톑 치자 κ·ΈλŠ” 거의 κΈ°μ ˆν•  μ •λ„λ‘œ λ†€λžμ–΄μš”.


4. I jumped out of my skin when the phone rang in the middle of the night.
ν•œλ°€μ€‘μ— μ „ν™”κ°€ 울리자 λ„ˆλ¬΄ λ†€λžμ–΄μš”.


5. We nearly jumped out of our skin when we saw the spider.
κ±°λ―Έλ₯Ό 보고 λ„ˆλ¬΄ λ†€λΌμ„œ λͺΈμ΄ νŠ•κ²¨ λ‚˜κ°ˆ λ»”ν–ˆμ–΄μš”.


6. She jumped out of her skin when the dog barked loudly.
κ°œκ°€ 크게 μ§–μž κ·Έλ…€λŠ” 깜짝 λ†€λžμ–΄μš”.


7. He jumped out of his skin when he saw the shadow move.
κ·Έλ¦Όμžκ°€ μ›€μ§μ΄λŠ” 것을 보고 λ„ˆλ¬΄ λ†€λžμ–΄μš”.


8. I almost jumped out of my skin when I heard the door slam shut.
문이 μΎ… λ‹«νžˆλŠ” μ†Œλ¦¬μ— λ„ˆλ¬΄ λ†€λžμ–΄μš”.


9. They jumped out of their skin when the fire alarm went off.
ν™”μž¬ 경보기가 울리자 λͺ¨λ‘ 깜짝 λ†€λžμ–΄μš”.


10. She nearly jumped out of her skin when the balloon popped.
풍선이 ν„°μ§€μž κ·Έλ…€λŠ” λ„ˆλ¬΄ λ†€λžμ–΄μš”.


11. I jumped out of my skin when I saw the snake in the grass.
ν’€λ°­μ—μ„œ 뱀을 보고 λ„ˆλ¬΄ λ†€λžμ–΄μš”.


12. He almost jumped out of his skin when his friend shouted in his ear.
μΉœκ΅¬κ°€ 귀에 λŒ€κ³  μ†Œλ¦¬λ₯Ό μ§ˆλŸ¬μ„œ κ·ΈλŠ” 거의 κΈ°μ ˆν•  λ»”ν–ˆμ–΄μš”.


13. We jumped out of our skin when lightning struck nearby.
λ²ˆκ°œκ°€ κ·Όμ²˜μ— 치자 λͺ¨λ‘ 깜짝 λ†€λžμ–΄μš”.


14. She jumped out of her skin when she saw a rat in the kitchen.
λΆ€μ—Œμ—μ„œ μ₯λ₯Ό 보고 λ„ˆλ¬΄ λ†€λžμ–΄μš”.


15. I nearly jumped out of my skin when the alarm suddenly rang.
경보기가 κ°‘μžκΈ° μšΈλ €μ„œ 깜짝 λ†€λžμ–΄μš”.


16. He jumped out of his skin when the door slammed behind him.
문이 λ’€μ—μ„œ μΎ… λ‹«νžˆμž κ·ΈλŠ” 깜짝 λ†€λžμ–΄μš”.


17. She jumped out of her skin when she felt a hand on her shoulder.
어깨에 손이 λ‹Ώμž κ·Έλ…€λŠ” λ„ˆλ¬΄ λ†€λžμ–΄μš”.


18. I almost jumped out of my skin when I saw a figure in the dark.
μ–΄λ‘  μ†μ—μ„œ μ‚¬λžŒ ν˜•μ²΄λ₯Ό 보고 λ„ˆλ¬΄ λ†€λžμ–΄μš”.


19. He jumped out of his skin when a bird flew close to his face.
μƒˆκ°€ μ–Όκ΅΄ κ°€κΉŒμ΄ λ‚ μ•„μ˜€μž κ·ΈλŠ” 깜짝 λ†€λžμ–΄μš”.


20. We jumped out of our skin when we heard a loud scream.
큰 λΉ„λͺ…을 λ“£κ³  λͺ¨λ‘ 깜짝 λ†€λžμ–΄μš”.




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πŸ“ Synonyms (λΉ„μŠ·ν•œ ν‘œν˜„):

1. Be startled (깜짝 놀라닀)


2. Be frightened (겁먹닀)


3. Be taken aback (깜짝 놀라 λ‹Ήν™©ν•˜λ‹€)


4. Have a heart attack (λ„ˆλ¬΄ 놀라 심μž₯이 λ©Žμ„ λ»”ν•˜λ‹€)


5. Be scared stiff (λ„ˆλ¬΄ 놀라 λͺΈμ΄ κ΅³λ‹€)



πŸ’‘ Usage Tip:

This phrase is used in informal or conversational settings. It's often used when recalling or describing a sudden, frightening experience.
이 ν‘œν˜„μ€ 주둜 일상 λŒ€ν™”μ—μ„œ κ°‘μž‘μŠ€λŸ½κ²Œ λ†€λž€ 상황을 μ„€λͺ…ν•  λ•Œ μ‚¬μš©λ©λ‹ˆλ‹€.