Save the day:
反敗為勝;挽救局面
例句:
The team was expected to lose, but Sally made three points and saved the day.
本來打算會輸的,但Sally進了個三分球,最后反敗為勝。
Late in the day:
為時已晚;坐失良機
例句:
①What with one thing and another, it was fairly late in the day when we returned to town.
忙完這個又忙那個,等到我們回到鎮里的時候,天色已經很晚了。
②It’s a little late in the day to start talking about policy changes.
現在開始談論改變政策,已有點為時過晚。
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.
當我們聽到大衛去世的消息時,我們知道對他所有忠實的粉絲來說這將是黑暗的一天。