saving the day
- heroOne admired for courage
- rescueSave from harm
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- last-minuteJust before deadline
- triumphResounding, celebrated victory
victory · swooping · emergency · crisis · brave · selfless · eleventh-hour · comeback · miracle · nick-of-time · cape · sidekick · charging · fearless · avert · disaster · relief · cheering
outcome success/failure
saving the daysnatching defeat from the jaws of victory
Losing when winning seemed guaranteed
making things worse · dropping the ball · blowing it · screwing up
intervention vs. passivity
saving the daystanding idly by
doing nothing · freezing up · sitting on one's hands · looking the other way · dropping the ball