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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But not the kind where Charles Bronson or Bruce Willis or Liam Neeson must rush in and save the day.
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2026
They’re met by a deadly surprise foe that none of them could have prepared to face, and 81 has to figure out how to be a leader and save the day.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
The latest trailer for the big-screen sequel reveals the green dinosaur joining the adventure as Mario (Chris Pratt), Luigi (Charlie Day), Toad (Keegan-Michael Key), and Princess Peach (Anya Taylor-Joy) trek through galaxies to save the day.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Jan. 2026
As in real life, there is no fairy godmother to save the day, nor a magical coach to take Sophie home before turning back into a pumpkin.
—Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 19 Jan. 2026
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Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Feb. 2026
They’re met by a deadly surprise foe that none of them could have prepared to face, and 81 has to figure out how to be a leader and save the day.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
The latest trailer for the big-screen sequel reveals the green dinosaur joining the adventure as Mario (Chris Pratt), Luigi (Charlie Day), Toad (Keegan-Michael Key), and Princess Peach (Anya Taylor-Joy) trek through galaxies to save the day.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Jan. 2026
As in real life, there is no fairy godmother to save the day, nor a magical coach to take Sophie home before turning back into a pumpkin.
—Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 19 Jan. 2026
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 14 Feb. 2026.
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