around ears
about/around (someone'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.

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around someone's ears
about/around (someone'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.

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around one's ears
See: ABOUT ONE'S EARS.
{adv. phr.} To or into complete collapse, defeat, or ruin; to the destruction of a person's plans, hopes, or happiness.
They planned to have factories all over the world but the war brought their plans down about their ears.

John hoped to go to college and become a great scientist some day, but when his father died he had to get a job, and John's dreams came crashing around his ears.
Compare: ON ONE'S HEAD.

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