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
Alan	AL-ən (English)	English, Scottish, Breton, French
Dalia (3)	-	Hebrew
Yuda	YOO-dah	Indonesian
Franco	['frɔŋkəu]
Simonetta	see-mo-NET-tah	Italian
Brendanus	-	Irish (Latinized)