on the receiving end

Idioms  

1. In the situation of recipient, especially of something unpleasant, as in It seems I'm always on the receiving end of his bad moods. [c. 1930]

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on the receiving end

Now the people on the receiving end of this thumping sound quite worried:

From Slate ● Nov. 10, 2026

“It’s a village bank that came out of nowhere and is now on the receiving end of a lot of A7’s activities,” Tvarozna said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026

And once again Nelly Korda, beaten by Ciganda in Spain three years ago, was on the receiving end.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

We are on the receiving end of the tariff costs, which we can’t avoid even if we purchase from a domestic smelter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Now it was he who was on the receiving end of peevish sarcasm.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

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