Lame excuse ( বাজে গুজব ) This lame excuse will to do.
At sixes and sevens ( বিশৃঙ্খলা অবস্থায় ) All the furniture in the room were at sixes and sevens.
A bolt from the blue ( সম্পূর্ন অপ্রত্যাশিত ) The news of his father's death came to him as a bolt from the blue.
On the whole ( মোটের উপর ) On the whole, his conduct is good.
A blessing in disguise ( বিপরীতে হিত ; প্রথমে খারাপ হিসেবে মনে হলেও পরবর্তীতে ভালো হয় ) Sam's motorcycle accident was a blessing in disguise because he got enough insurance money.
By the by ( প্রসঙ্গক্রমে ) By the by I came to know that he was ill.