<Way to go!> Explanation

[Robert Beard]

The expression is a degradation of 'That's the way to go', meaning
'You're doing it the right way'.  I think I was the first to use the
term back in 1953--but I may have picked it up from someone else.


>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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