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save the day

Idioms  

  1. Prevent a misfortune, as in They had forgotten the knife to cut the wedding cake, but Elizabeth arrived with one and saved the day.

Example Sentences

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And even new data showing more muted inflation than expected can’t save the day.

From Barron's

Don’t expect the AI trade to save the day.

From Barron's

As a kid, I always wanted to be the Spider-Man, and this was kind of my Spider-Man-superhero “Save the Day” moment.

From Los Angeles Times

And always there to save the day.

From Los Angeles Times

Who somehow manage to save the day.

From Los Angeles Times

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