about one's ears

about one's ears
(about (амер. around) one's ears)
1) рухнувший (обыкн. употр. с гл. to bring, to fall, to tumble)

Suddenly, without warning, the ground under their feet shakes and the nouses come tumbling about their ears. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Then and Now’, ch. XXVII) — Вдруг неожиданно почва заколебалась под ногами, и дома рухнули у них на глазах.

Why should that uncouth pair sit here childless while the place crumbles about their ears. (E. Waugh, ‘Brideshead Revisited’, book III, ch. 5) — Почему эта гротескная чета должна доживать здесь свой век в бездетности, на погибель роду и дому?

2) рухнувший, разлетевшийся в прах (о мечтах, иллюзиях и т. п.)

All the fair structure of their hopes came crashing about their ears. (U. Sinclair, ‘The Jungle’, ch. VI) — Чудесное здание их надежд рухнуло.

For a moment he saw everything that he had built up begin to tumble about his ears. (W. Du Bois, ‘Mansart Builds a School’, ch. XI) — В глазах у Мансарта помутилось, ему показалось, что все созданное им с таким трудом рушится.

All her dreams had tumbled about her ears so fast in one short day, she could hardly get her breath. (D. Hewett, ‘Bobbin Up’, ch. 16) — За один короткий день разлетелись в прах все ее мечты, и она никак не могла прийти в себя.

3) причиняющий беспокойство, создающий затруднения, неприятности; вызывающий нарекания

This was no scene to put our minds at rest; a couple of armed men in sea-clothes found quarreling over a treasure, not many miles from where a pirate had been captured - here was enough to bring the whole country about our ears. (R. L. Stevenson, ‘The Master of Ballantrae’, ch. III) — Все это не могло не обеспокоить нас: весть о встрече с двумя вооруженными моряками, ссорящимися над грудой денег неподалеку от того места, где был захвачен пиратский корабль, - такая весть могла поднять против нас всю округу.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • about\ one's\ ears — • about one s ears • around one s ears • bring down about one s ears • bring down around one s ears • pull down about one s ears • pull down around one s ears adv. phr. To or into complete collapse, defeat, or ruin; to the destruction of a person …   Словарь американских идиом

  • about one's ears — Said of something falling around one (eg a building or missiles) (also figurative) • • • Main Entry: ↑ear …   Useful english dictionary

  • about one's ears — or[around 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… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • about one's ears — or[around 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… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • bring\ down\ about\ one's\ ears — • about one s ears • around one s ears • bring down about one s ears • bring down around one s ears • pull down about one s ears • pull down around one s ears adv. phr. To or into complete collapse, defeat, or ruin; to the destruction of a person …   Словарь американских идиом

  • pull\ down\ about\ one's\ ears — • about one s ears • around one s ears • bring down about one s ears • bring down around one s ears • pull down about one s ears • pull down around one s ears adv. phr. To or into complete collapse, defeat, or ruin; to the destruction of a person …   Словарь американских идиом

  • bring something about one's ears — bring something (down) about one s ears bring something, esp. misfortune, on oneself she brought her world crashing about her ears …   Useful english dictionary

  • bring down about one's ears — or[bring down around one s ears] See: ABOUT ONE S EARS …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • pull down about one's ears — or[pull down around one s ears] See: ABOUT ONE S EARS …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • bring down about one's ears — or[bring down around one s ears] See: ABOUT ONE S EARS …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • pull down about one's ears — or[pull down around one s ears] See: ABOUT ONE S EARS …   Dictionary of American idioms


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