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Meaning of on the receiving end | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Being the victim of an unpleasant action.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Suomi kohteena

Examples

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

“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.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

on the record on the reg on the reggo on the regs on the regular on the right foot