meaning of "frightened out of his mind", "ready to jump out of his skin"

kjc0123 | 08:59 Mon 29th Aug 2005 | Phrases & Sayings

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What is the meaning of "frightened out of his mind", "ready to jump out of his skin" in the following sentences?

Not for the first time, he asked himself what, exactly, was he, a professor of law at a prestigious university, doing hiding in the darkness of his childhood home, armed, frightened out of his mind, ready to jump out of his skin, and all because he wanted desperately to protect a mysterious horde of cash he had stumbled upon.

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Fibonacci

frightened out of his mind - very afraid
jump out of his skin - be badly frightened, be very surprised

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jno

these are exaggerations - so frightened that he was going mad ('out of his mind') or would jump in fear so quickly that he would leave his skin behind.

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