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
Iordan	-	Bulgarian
CathÁN	-	Irish
Rokus	RO-kus	Dutch
Argider	-	Basque
ŠIme	-	Croatian
Maeve	MAYV	Irish, Irish Mythology