on the receiving end

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]

Example Sentences

Amy has been on the receiving end of Mal's strength and accompanying stubbornness countless times - often he sits down at the end of his walks and refuses to come inside.

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In Los Angeles’s season-opening win over the Chiefs, Johnston was on the receiving end of two touchdown passes.

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But trying to mould someone's appearance according to your preferences is dangerous, she argues, as the person on the receiving end could see it as an unwelcome imposition.

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Being on the receiving end was unsettling.

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A chilling insight into the ever-involving tactics of cyber criminals and one that has highlighted a whole area of risk to organisations that I didn't truly appreciate until I myself was on the receiving end.

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