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
Vince	VINTS (English), VEEN-tse (Hungarian)	English, Hungarian
Reid	[ri:d]
Apple	['æpl]
Marinela	-	Croatian
Dilys	-	Welsh
Gladys	GLAD-is (English)	Welsh, English