Meaning Of The Word At the sharp end

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at the sharp end
If you say that someone is at the sharp end of a particular activity or type of work, you mean that they are involved in the most difficult or dangerous aspects of it.

at the sharp end in British English
actually involved in an activity or situation and therefore aware of the reality of the situation, rather than having only a theoretical understanding of it
involved in the area of any activity where there is most difficulty, competition, danger, etc

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