SAVE THE DAY / SITUATION

Meaning of SAVE THE DAY / SITUATION in English

to prevent failure or defeat, when this seems certain to happen :

Owen's late goal saved the day for Liverpool.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

DAY — I Time required for a celestial body to turn once on its axis; especially, the period of the Earth's rotation. …
Английский словарь Британика
SAVE — I. ˈsāv verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English saven, from Old French sauver, salver, from Late Latin salvare, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DAY — I. ˈdā noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English dæg; akin to Old High German tag day, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SITUATION — ˌsichəˈwāshən noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French or Medieval Latin; Middle French, from Medieval Latin situation-, situatio, from situatus …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SITUATION — — situational , adj. — situationally , adv. /sich'ooh ay"sheuhn/ , n. 1. manner of being situated; location or position …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SAVE — save 1 — savable, saveable , adj. — savableness, saveableness , n. — saver , n. /sayv/ , v. , …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DAY — /day/ , n. 1. the interval of light between two successive nights; the time between sunrise and sunset: Since there …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SAVE — I. ˈsāv verb ( saved ; sav·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French salver, from Late Latin salvare, from Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SITUATION — noun position, as regards the conditions and circumstances of the case. 2. situation ·noun permanent position or employment; place; office; …
Webster English vocab
SAVE — conj except; unless. 2. save ·noun the herb sage, or salvia. 3. save ·adj to hold possession or use of; …
Webster English vocab
SAVE — [save] vb saved ; sav.ing [ME, fr. OF salver, fr. LL salvare, fr. L salvus safe--more at safe] vt (13c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SITUATION — situation BrE AmE ˌsɪtʃ u ˈeɪʃ ə n ˌsɪt ju-, § \ ˌsɪt u- — Preference poll, British English tʃ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SITUATION — / ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃn; NAmE / noun 1. all the circumstances and things that are happening at a particular time and in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAVE — / seɪv; NAmE / verb , noun , preposition , conjunction ■ verb KEEP SAFE 1. [ vn ] save …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DAY — / deɪ; NAmE / noun 1. [ C ] a period of 24 hours : I saw Tom three days …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SITUATION — sit ‧ u ‧ a ‧ tion S1 W1 /ˌsɪtʃuˈeɪʃ ə n/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . a combination …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SAVE — I. save 1 S1 W1 /seɪv/ BrE AmE verb [ Word Family: noun : ↑ save , ↑ saver , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DAY — day S1 W1 /deɪ/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ day , ↑ midday ; adverb : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SAVE — prep. & conj. archaic or poet. --prep. except; but (all save him). --conj. (often foll. by for) unless; but; except …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SAVE — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. (often foll. by from) rescue, preserve, protect, or deliver from danger, harm, discredit, etc. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DAY — n. 1 the time between sunrise and sunset. 2 a a period of 24 hours as a unit of time, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SITUATION — n. 1 a place and its surroundings (the house stands in a fine situation). 2 a set of circumstances; a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SAVE — prep. & conj. archaic or poet. prep. except; but (all save him). conj. (often foll. by for) unless; but; except …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SAVE — v. & n. v. 1 tr. (often foll. by from) rescue, preserve, protect, or deliver from danger, harm, discredit, etc. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DAY — n. 1 the time between sunrise and sunset. 2 a a period of 24 hours as a unit of time, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SITUATION — n.1 a place and its surroundings (the house stands in a fine situation). 2 a set of circumstances; a position …
Oxford English vocab
SAVE — 1. v. & n. --v. 1. tr. (often foll. by from) rescue, preserve, protect, or deliver from danger, harm, discredit, …
Oxford English vocab
DAY — n.1 the time between sunrise and sunset. 2 a a period of 24 hours as a unit of time, esp. …
Oxford English vocab
SITUATION — ( situations) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use situation to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAVE — ( saves, saving, saved) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DAY — ( days) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. A day is one …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAVE — (~s, saving, ~d) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If you ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SITUATION
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SAVE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be saved from extinction ▪ There are hopes that the animals have now been …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SITUATION — [noun] [C]The situation (= What is happening) is making her very unhappy."Would you get involved in a fight?" "It would …
Cambridge English vocab
SAVE — (KEEP) [verb] - to keep (something, esp. money) for use in the futureI've been saving for almost a year and …
Cambridge English vocab
DAY — [noun] [C] - a period of 24 hours, esp. from 12 o'clock one night to 12 o'clock the next night, …
Cambridge English vocab
DAY — n. day lily All Saints' Day All Souls' Day April Fools' Day All Fools' Day Canada Day Dominion Day D …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SAVE — Synonyms and related words : abet, abstain, accumulate, aid, amass, anticipate, aside from, assist, avail, avert, backlog, bail out, bar, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SAVE — I. noun in football/soccer, hockey, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ brilliant , excellent , fine , good , great , magnificent , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SITUATION — See ↑ SITUATION 1,2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ given the situation/circumstances • ↑ make the best of it/make the best of …
Longman Activator English vocab
SITUATION — INDEX: 1. what is happening in a particular place or at a particular time 2. your personal situation 3. when …
Longman Activator English vocab
SAVE — INDEX: save money 1. to save money 2. to have money you have saved 3. the money you have saved …
Longman Activator English vocab
DAY — • ↑ any day/any day now • ↑ at the end of the day • ↑ by day/by night • …
Longman Activator English vocab
SITUATION — n. 25B6; noun their financial situation : CIRCUMSTANCES, (state of) affairs, state, condition. I'll fill you in on the situation …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SAVE — n. 25B6; verb the captain was saved by his crew : RESCUE, come to someone's rescue, save someone's life; set …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DAY — n. 25B6; noun I stayed for a day : TWENTY-FOUR-HOUR PERIOD, twenty-four hours. enjoy the beach during the day : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SAVE — < editor , programming , storage > To copy data to a more permanent form of storage. The term is …
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
SITUATION — n. 1 place, position, location, spot, site, locale, setting The situation of the monastery, high on the mountain, makes it …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SITUATION — сущ. 1) обстановка, положение, ситуация, состояние to accept a situation ≈ мириться с положением/ситуацией to come out of a difficult …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SAVE — 1. гл. 1) спасать to save smb.'s life ≈ спасать жизнь (кому-л.) to save smb. from drowning ≈ спасать утопающего …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DAY — сущ. 1) о явлениях природы а) день; сутки Hours, days, months, which are the rags of time. ≈ Часы, дни, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SITUATION — situation.ogg ͵sıtʃʋʹeıʃ(ə)n n 1. 1> ситуация, обстановка, положение (дел) financial international, strategical situation - финансовое международное, стратегическое положение ice situation …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SAVE — save.ogg 1. seıv n 1. остановка шайбы вратарём ( хоккей ) 2. предотвращение прорыва ( футбол ) to effect a …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DAY — day.ogg deı n 1. 1> день every day - каждый день; что ни день any day - а) в любой …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SITUATION — 1) ситуация, обстановка, положение 2) расположение • - abrasive situation - blocking situation - emergency situation - large-scale weather situation …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
DAY — 1) день; сутки 2) горн. дневная поверхность 3) ширина оконного проёма • - apparent solar day - astronomical day - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
SITUATION — 1) ситуация, обстановка, положение 2) расположение • - abrasive situation - blocking situation - emergency situation - large-scale weather situation - machining situations - minimally manned situation - off-optimum …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
DAY — 1) день; сутки 2) горн. дневная поверхность 3) ширина оконного проёма • - apparent solar day - astronomical day - broadcast day - clear day - cloudy day - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
SITUATION — 1) картина 2) местоположение 3) обстановка 4) расположение 5) ситуационный 6) ситуация 7) случай 8) состояние • basic game situation — базисная игровая ситуация horizontal situation indicator — навигационный плановый …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
SAVE — save гл.1) спасать to save smb.'s life — спасать жизнь (кому-л.) to save smb. from drowning — спасать утопающего save …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DAY — day сущ.1) о явлениях природы а) день; сутки Hours, days, months, which are the rags of time. — Часы, дни, …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SITUATION — n 1. 1> ситуация, обстановка, положение (дел) financial international, strategical situation - финансовое международное, стратегическое положение ice situation - метеор. …
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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