<Way to go!> Explanation

[TONY HALL]

This has nothing to do with Russian (or Slavic), but I hope my North
American colleagues will help me out and others will bear with me. I'm
interested to know 2 things:

1.  What PRECISELY does the expression <Way to go!> mean? It
    seems to me to mean something like <Well done!> <Good for
    you!>, or similar. Examples of its use would be helpful.

2.  What is its derivation/history?

I hope you can be of help.

Many thanks.

Tony Hall.

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