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
Kayden	KAY-dən	English (Modern)
Efisio	e-FEE-zyo	Italian
'Ismat	-	Arabic
Su (1)	-	Turkish
Odilon	-	French, Portuguese
Pernille	per-NEEL-le	Danish, Norwegian