save the day vs unstick

save the day

verb
  • To rescue a person or situation from imminent danger or major failure. 

unstick

verb
  • To become freed from a stuck condition. 

  • To free from the condition of being stuck. 

  • To leave the ground during takeoff. 

How often have the words save the day and unstick occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )