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
Hadewig	-	Ancient Germanic
Apple	['æpl]
Lyubov	lyoo-BOF (Russian)	Russian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian
Irinushka	-	Russian
Juli	YOO-lee	Hungarian
Maoilios	-	Scottish