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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.


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Pratt is portrayed as Batman in the video, swooping in to save the day.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

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

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

Her remarks rippled online and for some raised the prospect of Uncle Sam having to save the day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

In their first adventure, which hit bookshelves in 2017, a deadly king cobra has escaped from London Zoo onto the streets of the capital, and it is up to Toto to save the day.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2025

Fake Leo is gonna bust out some Coach Hedge-style jujitsu and save the day.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

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