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on the receiving end

Meaning

on the receiving end

(idiomatic) being the victim of an unpleasant action
I have always been on the receiving end of his unpredictable temper.

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Examples

There's equal stuff in Venezuela. There's equal stuff in Cuba. It's a lie. It's a lie. Only God can equalize. Only God, and I got news for you, gang, he's about to. And we are gonna be first on the receiving end. Glenn Beck

A publisher should always be on the receiving end. He should take an interest in almost any subject and remain anonymous, letting the author take center stage. Cass Canfield

Because I've been on the receiving end of infidelity, I know how much it hurts. Rachel Hunter

A child knows when they are on the receiving end of a didactic exercise, or when they are sitting in the shadow of something else. Tim Crouch

If you stick around long enough, people start referring to you as a survivor. Suddenly I found myself on the receiving end of several prestigious awards. Martha Reeves

We in Africa are always on the receiving end. We have had human slavery, political slavery, economic slavery and now religious slavery. We in the church are saying no. We are prepared to live by what God says, not what you say. Man shall not sleep with man, woman shall not sleep with woman. Peter Akinola

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