way to go
idiom
US, informal
—used to tell someone that he or she has done something well
Nice job, guys! Way to go!
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If that doesn't solve the problem, a full reinstall seems to be the way to go.
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Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
For fastening onto wood, lag screws are the way to go.
—Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
In hotter areas in full sun, panicle hydrangeas are the way to go.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
Logan Sawyer, an eleven-year-old visiting from Mobile, Alabama, with his parents and wearing a sheathed hunting knife on his waist, gave considerable thought to technique before deciding that underhand was the way to go.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
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Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2025
For fastening onto wood, lag screws are the way to go.
—Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025
In hotter areas in full sun, panicle hydrangeas are the way to go.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 26 Aug. 2025
Logan Sawyer, an eleven-year-old visiting from Mobile, Alabama, with his parents and wearing a sheathed hunting knife on his waist, gave considerable thought to technique before deciding that underhand was the way to go.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
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“Way to go.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/way%20to%20go. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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