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
Emilie	e-MEE-lee-ə (German), e-MEE-lee-e (Norwegian), EM-i-lee (Swedish)	German, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish
Rylee	RIE-lee	English (Modern)
Brita	BRIT-ah (Swedish), BREE-tah (Finnish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish
Drake	DRAYK	English
Peregrinus	-	Late Roman
Hourig	-	Armenian