down with action (1943)

[Benjamin Zimmer]

Under the def. for "down" meaning 'most enjoyable, excellent', HDAS
has a 1946 cite from _Really the Blues_ by Mezz Mezzrow & Bernard
Wolfe: "_Down with it_: Top-notch, superlative." This 1943 cite for
"down with action" has roughly the same sense:

1943 _Chicago Defender_ 13 Feb. 4/3 How do they like the islands? In
general, almost everything is "down with action" (OK).
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--Ben Zimmer