"on the receiving end" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-on the receiving end.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} on the receiving end, {{en-PP}} on the receiving end
  1. (idiomatic) being the victim of an unpleasant action Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: at the receiving end
    Sense id: en-on_the_receiving_end-en-prep_phrase-h8giRAda Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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