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save the day

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save the day
to produce a good result when a bad result was expected. The team was expected to lose, but Sally made three points and saved the day. Your excellent speech calmed the crowd and saved the day.
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save the day
to do something that solves a serious problem Schwarzenegger saves the day by arriving just in time to shoot the kidnappers and rescue the hostages.
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save the day
to do something that solves a serious problem Naturally, the hero saves the day by shooting the kidnappers and rescuing the hostages just in the nick of time.
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