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on the receiving end
Idioms and Phrases
In the situation of recipient, especially of something unpleasant, as in It seems I'm always on the receiving end of his bad moods . [c. 1930]Example Sentences
Decades later, Mr Lee would find himself on the receiving end of his friend's temper.
Beijing has also been on the receiving end of other Trump trade salvos.
The tariffs could also push China to try and build alliances with other Asian nations who have been on the receiving end of the tariffs.
Then, in 2020, Sanchez found herself on the receiving end of rejection after losing her beloved job.
This isn't the first time that the veteran editor has been on the receiving end of Trump's ire: in 2020 he published a piece in The Atlantic where senior military officials quoted Trump as having referred to fallen American soldiers as "suckers" and "losers", something the president and his administration have vigorously denied.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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