His world was destroyed
Figuratively: a great, irreparable disaster befell him.
(Modern Hebrew)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
חָרַב עָלָיו עוֹלָמוֹ
Definition (Hebrew)
בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: אֵירַע וְלוּ אָסוֹן גָּדוֹל שֶׁאֵינוֹ נִתָּן לְתִקּוּן.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)