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
Alfonsina	-	Italian
Jefimija	-	Serbian
Sharon	SHER-ən, SHAR-ən	English
Horacio	o-RAH-thyo (Spanish), o-RAH-syo (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Baxter	['bækstə]
Tuba	-	Arabic, Turkish