save the situation

save the situation
save the day/situation phrase
to do something that prevents a situation from becoming unpleasant, embarrassing, or unsuccessful

I locked myself out but Yuki had her keys and saved the day.

Thesaurus: to prevent something from happeningsynonym to kill a person or animalsynonym
Main entry: save

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save the ˈday/situˈation idiom
to prevent failure or defeat, when this seems certain to happen

Gerrard's late goal saved the day for Liverpool.

Main entry:saveidiom

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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