save the day

Idioms

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 always there to save the day.

From Los Angeles Times

Who somehow manage to save the day.

From Los Angeles Times

But the film is strikingly on target when it comes to one thing: Its portrayal of the way one U.S. missile interceptor after another misses its target, despite the confidence of most American war planners that they would be able to destroy any incoming nuclear warhead and save the day.

From Salon

That has put pressure on Nvidia’s earnings, scheduled for after the close on Wednesday, to save the day by reassuring investors.

From Barron's

I glare at him as well as I can with just my eyes—only he can find a way to save the day and annoy me at the same time.

From Literature

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