about ears

about/around somebody's ears

if something falls, or is brought about someone's ears, it suddenly fails completely and destroys someone's hopes and plans His business folded and collapsed about his ears. Her entire world seemed to have come crashing around her ears when he died.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Debdas	-	Bengali
Elvina	el-VEEN-ə	English
Ibtisam	-	Arabic
Frankie	FRANGK-ee	English
Samoil	-	Macedonian
Iunius	-	Ancient Roman