save the day / situation

/sˈeɪv ðə dˈeɪ sˌɪtʃuːˈeɪʃən/

[phrase]

to save the day / situation

[PHRASE]

to take action in order to prevent a probable failure or defeat

Examples

1. It reminded me of the episode of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - I think it’s episode seven of that - when, or where, they had the Deaf character and the whole reason why - the day was saved was because the girl who is Deaf - saved the day.

2. And stab things and save the day.

3. And to learn exactly how they save the day, you have to watch next time.

4. You also learned about natural killer cells and the inflammatory response, and watched as all of these elements saved the day when you slipped on a banana peel.