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1 about someone's ears
adv infmlThe political system of this country fell down about the government's ears — Вся политическая система страны рухнула на глазах правительства
For ten years everything in my life seemed to be coming up roses. Then suddenly the whole world crashed down about my ears — В течение десяти лет все в моей жизни шло как нельзя лучше. А потом все рухнуло у меня на глазах
The new dictionary of modern spoken language > about someone's ears
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