on the receiving end

prepositional phrase

Being the victim of an unpleasant action.

“I have always been on the receiving end of his unpredictable temper.”

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Meanings

prepositional phrase

alternative at the receiving end

  1. idiomaticBeing the victim of an unpleasant action.

    I have always been on the receiving end of his unpredictable temper.

    1 more example

    And their job was done after a sensational opening burst brought four goals in the first 25 minutes as Chelsea were left bedraggled, humiliated and on the receiving end of their worst defeat since they lost 7-0 at Nottingham Forest in April 1991.

    2019 February 10, Phil McNulty, “Manchester City 6-0 Chelsea”, in BBC Sport

Translations

Finnish kohteena, vastaanottajana
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Polish będący odbiorcą
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APA

on the receiving end. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20receiving%20end

MLA

“on the receiving end.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20receiving%20end. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on the receiving end,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20the%20receiving%20end.

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