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
Angeliki	-	Greek
Mamie	['meimi]
Gracia	['greiʃiə]
Dimitar	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian
Kronos	-	Greek Mythology
Rade	-	Serbian, Croatian