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slap on the wrist - মৃদু শাস্তি
SYNONYM  a mild punishment.
EXAMPLE  Although he broke the rules, he was only given a slap on the wrist

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Appropriate Preposition:

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  • Absorbed in ( নিবিষ্ট ; মগ্ন ) Scientist is absorbed in experiment
  • Allot to ( বিলি করা ) One room has been allotted to him.
  • Rob of ( অপহরণ করা ) Somebody robbed him of his purse.
  • Refer to ( বিচারার্থে পাঠানো ) Refer the matter to him for enquiry.
  • Angry with ( রাগান্বিত (ব্যক্তি) ) He is angry with me for speaking against him.
  • Overcome by ( দমন করা ) He was overcome by anger.

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  • Curry favour ( তোষামোদ করিয়ে প্রিয় হওয়া ) He knows how to curry favour with officers.
  • Take one to task ( তিরস্কার করা ) He was taken to task for negligence of duty.
  • Part and parcel ( অবিচ্ছেদ্য অংশ ) Discipline is part and parcel of administration.
  • Crocodile tears ( ময়া কান্না ) He shed crocodile tears at our misery.
  • At large ( স্বাধীন ) The anti-socials are still at large.
  • At stake ( বিপন্ন ) His life is at stake now.