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be at/on the receiving end
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be at/on the receiving end
if you are on the receiving end of something unpleasant that someone does, you suffer because of it. Sales assistants are often at the receiving end of verbal abuse from customers. (usually + of)
See also: end, receive

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Thanks to a new comprehensive benefits program the company announced that all full-time employees will be on the receiving end of company-funded medical coverage.
chairman Al Dunlap, nicknamed ``Chain Saw'' as the cutthroat king of corporate job cutters, now knows what it's like to be on the receiving end of a pink slip.
Offering some type of service can be a way for kids to be on the receiving end of gratitude, and this can go a long way in helping kids internalize thankfulness.
 
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