save the day | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic,sometimeshumorous)Torescuea person orsituationfromimminentdangeror majorfailure.1881,Horatio Alger, chapter 25, inFrom Canal Boy to President or The Boyhood and Manhood of James A. Garfield:[H]e acted as chief of staff to General Rosecranz, aiding his superior officer at a most critical point in the battle by advice which had an important influence insaving the day.1912,Arthur B. Reeve, chapter 6, inThe Poisoned Pen:“It's Paddy,” cried Craig. “If he can bring them all out safely without the loss of a life he'llsave the dayyet.”1991June 24, John Skow withet al., “Life In The Age Of Lyme”, inTime‎[1], archived fromthe originalon30 June 2011:An effective vaccine wouldsave the dayand last year researchers at Yale were reporting some progress.2008May 28,Eugene Robinson, “The ravages of the Clinton campaign”, inSan Francisco Chronicle‎[2], archived fromthe originalon30 June 2013:Maybe a strapping woodsman will come along andsave the day.

Examples:

EN: I can well believe it. It'll take more than that to save the day.
ES: Hará falta algo más para evitar un apuro.
EN: "That's when we save the day
ES: ♪ "Ahí es cuando salvamos el día ♪
EN: American war films and in this American war film, there was a young lieutenant, we know them as lieutenant, who endeavoured to save the day save the whole army from entire destruction.
ES: a todo el ejército de la destrucción total. Verán, no tuvo mucho éxito y es por eso que les voy a mostrar ahora de forma un poco burlesca lo que pasó.
EN: In a last desperate effort to save the day... General Thorwald decided to let the governing body of Putnam's Landing... in on the big secret.
ES: NO FUMAR En un último esfuerzo desesperado porsalvarla situación... el general Thorwald decidió revelarle al organismo rector de Putnam's Landing...
EN: Rejoice! Marc Antony will save the day!
ES: ¡Marco Antonio será la salvación!
EN: I'll save the day, I am the knight, too.
ES: Vale. Primero encontraré a Francis.
EN: For a brand new star, we'll save the day for you.
ES: Por ser una nueva estrella, te haremos el día más fácil
EN: Right! I'm going to have to save the day once again.
ES: Bueno, tendré que solucionar el problema una vez más.
EN: This American's wings must be clipped if we are to save the day.
ES: Hay que cortarle las alas al americano o estaremos perdidos.
EN: You've managed to save the day ....but only just.
ES: Hasta ahora lo has logrado... con lo justo.
EN: Bache'll come in and save the day.
ES: Bache nos sacará del apuro.
EN: Here I come to save the day.
ES: Aquí vengo a salvar el día.
EN: You know, kind of save the day.
ES: Ya sabes, para ser el salvador.
EN: What a disaster. Only the platelets can save the day.
ES: Las plaquetas son las únicas que lo arreglarán.
EN: Yeah, I guess old Snarf did save the day after all. Snarf, snarf.
ES: No, que el mayor poder reside dentro uno mismo, no en una fuente externa.

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