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Phrase(s): bring something crashing down (around one)
1. Lit. to cause a structure to collapse and fall (on oneself). • He hit the tent pole and brought the tent crashing down. • When she removed the last vertical board, she brought the shed crashing down around her. 2. Fig. to destroy something, such as one’s life and well-being, that one has a special interest in; to cause someone’s basic orientation to collapse. • She brought her whole life crashing down around her.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs