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
Iphigenia	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
BogumiŁA	baw-guw-MEE-wah	Polish
Prokopiy	prah-KO-pee	Russian
Quanna	KWAH-nə	African American (Rare)
Hua	-	Chinese
Ondina	-	Portuguese, Italian