Name: English Tutor Nick P Idioms (271) On the Receiving End
Uploaded: 2019-08-29T15:54:58.000Z
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Hi this is Tutor Nick P and this is Idioms 271. The idiom today is on the

receiving end. Okay. Let's take a look the note here. If someone is at or on the

Modal verbs - A2

receiving end ...  so you could say it  both ways.  You say somebody's at the receiving end

or somebody's on the receiving end. He or she is the person who gets or receives

something. Literally,  like you could be receiving a package or you could be

receiving a phone call. You're on the receiving end. Okay,  Or in a way in which

something negative or harmful is directed. So you could be on the

receiving end of something negative or harmful. All right. Let's continue here.

The first one is you know , literally to do with shipping something. So you could say

that shipment was reported to have cleared customs or got through customs

in perfect condition. So the damage must have occurred on the receiving end. So

somewhere from clearing customs before getting to the customer,  the damage must

have occurred at that point . Because then clearing through customs it was reported

to be in perfect condition. So it must have happened on the receiving end. Okay.

Because in this case,  we could also say like the shipping end,  meaning the other

side too.  All right. Let's look at number two here.

though.  I work in the customer service department,  so I am often on the

receiving end of many customer complaints. So the customers,  they have to

complain to somebody. Unfortunately that's your job. You're on the receiving

end. You're the person who's receiving their complaints,  and you know you have

to respond to them. So you're on the receiving end. So again definitely

something negative or kind of harmful.  And number three here. The boss is in a

bad mood today. Be careful what you say to him. You don't want to be on the

receiving end of his anger.  All right. So again ,  so in case he gets angry,

he might blow up and you know direct his anger at you. So be careful what you say

to him. You don't want to be on the receiving end of that. Okay. Anyway  I hope

you got it. I hope it was clear. Thank you for your time. Bye-bye.