save the day
idiom
: to make a bad situation end successfully
Just when things looked hopeless, my brother came along and saved the day.
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The prospects were bleak for a sick and abandoned kitten until a kindhearted hiker showed up to save the day.
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Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
Despite his best efforts, the 24-year-old athlete failed to save the day as the ball knocked Hudson’s glasses off her face.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
The Mandalorian and his pals needed Luke Skywalker and his lightsaber to save the day when Moff Gideon's dark troopers were activated in The Mandalorian's season 2 finale.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 7 Mar. 2025
When Park Ranger Rose asks for construction help, Speed Meister accidentally ruins the bears’ home, leaving it up to the pups and Rocky to save the day.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2025
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Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2025
Despite his best efforts, the 24-year-old athlete failed to save the day as the ball knocked Hudson’s glasses off her face.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
The Mandalorian and his pals needed Luke Skywalker and his lightsaber to save the day when Moff Gideon's dark troopers were activated in The Mandalorian's season 2 finale.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 7 Mar. 2025
When Park Ranger Rose asks for construction help, Speed Meister accidentally ruins the bears’ home, leaving it up to the pups and Rocky to save the day.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for save the day
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“Save the day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/save%20the%20day. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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