on/at the receiving end

idiom

: in the position of having something bad or unpleasant directed at one

It's not often that I find myself on the receiving end of such insults.

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The people on the receiving end of those chats were decoys, as in adults posing as kids. —

David Fear, Rolling Stone, 27 Jan. 2025 China has also been on the receiving end of Trump’s trade threats. —

Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2025 Newsom, along with other state and local officials in California, has also been on the receiving end of backlash for his handling of the wildfires. —

Julia Mueller, The Hill, 20 Jan. 2025 The series’ pitiable ghost is Kayako (Takako Fuji), at the receiving end of violence in life, prone to continue inflicting violence on others in death. —

Gayle Sequeira, Vulture, 20 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for on/at the receiving end

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