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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Doing so reduces the burden on the inclusive leader to always be on the receiving end of any pushback and to experience fatigue or momentum loss. —

Simone E. Morris, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024 It’s been eight games since the Blues have been on the receiving end of three power plays in a game. —

Jeremy Rutherford, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024 South Baltimore has long been at the receiving end of an MDE policy implemented as the agency navigated a new landscape of environmental regulations in the 1980s. —

Larkin Gallup, Baltimore Sun, 21 Dec. 2024 The question is, who will be on the receiving end of such automation? —

Allison Pugh, WIRED, 7 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for on/at the receiving end

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