about (one's) ears

Around one. Said when something has failed. When her business went bankrupt, her whole world collapsed about her ears.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Posy	PO-zee	English
Snell	[snel]
Cathaoir	KA-heer	Irish
Munroe	-	Scottish
Canute	kə-NOOT (English), kə-NYOOT (English)	History
Ronne	-	Frisian