Save the day:
反败为胜;挽救局面
例句:
The team was expected to lose, but Sally made three points and saved the day.
本来打算会输的,但Sally进了个三分球,最后反败为胜。
Late in the day:
为时已晚;坐失良机
例句:
①What with one thing and another, it was fairly late in the day when we returned to town.
忙完这个又忙那个,等到我们回到镇里的时候,天色已经很晚了。
②It’s a little late in the day to start talking about policy changes.
现在开始谈论改变政策,已有点为时过晚。
A black day:
倒霉的一天;黑暗的一天
例句:
When we heard the news that David had died, we knew it was going to be a black day for all of his loyal fans.
当我们听到大卫去世的消息时,我们知道对他所有忠实的粉丝来说这将是黑暗的一天。