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on the receiving end

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Being the victim of an unpleasant action.

idiomatic

Equivalents

Suomikohteena

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.
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See also

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

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