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
Theophilos	-	Ancient Greek
Enosh	EE-nahsh (English)	Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Georgie	['dʒɔ:dʒi]
Shui	-	Chinese
Fritzi	FRI-tsee	German
Nikomedes	-	Ancient Greek