In English, what is meant by At the receiving end?
Note
At the receiving end means being the person who suffers or is affected by something. This answer is correct because the expression has a fixed figurative meaning in English. In an SSC idiom question, students should match the whole phrase with its accepted meaning rather than translate each word separately.
- Classroom example: At the receiving end can refer to a situation involving being the person who suffers or is affected by something.
- Story example: A writer may use At the receiving end when describing a situation involving being the person who suffers or is affected by something.
- Exam example: When a sentence contains At the receiving end, choose the meaning “being the person who suffers or is affected by something.”
