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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To save the day when the everyday authorities can't.
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Richard Edwards, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Yet some downtown insiders believe Horton’s darkest days could be behind it, especially if an unlikely hero swoops in to save the day.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
That capability could save the day in a pinch.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
The diary takes in all the tittle tattle, including rumors around a Paramount bid for ITV, a re-up of The Crown EP Andy Harries’ Sony contract and a heroic Channel 4 comms chief swooping in to save the day after hacks were locked out of the traditional King’s College banquet.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2025
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Richard Edwards, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Yet some downtown insiders believe Horton’s darkest days could be behind it, especially if an unlikely hero swoops in to save the day.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
That capability could save the day in a pinch.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
The diary takes in all the tittle tattle, including rumors around a Paramount bid for ITV, a re-up of The Crown EP Andy Harries’ Sony contract and a heroic Channel 4 comms chief swooping in to save the day after hacks were locked out of the traditional King’s College banquet.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 19 Sep. 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 6 Oct. 2025.
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