way to go

English

Alternative forms

• WTG (initialism)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Interjection

way to go

1. An expression of congratulations, encouragement, or approval.

   The team finished ahead of schedule and under budget. Way to go!

Translations

expression of congrats, encouragement or approval

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 好样的，加油！

• Finnish: sillä lailla
• French: bien joué (fr) !
• German: Gut gemacht!, Bravo! (de), Weiter so!
• Greek: εύγε (el) (évge), μπράβο (el) (brávo)
• Hebrew: כָּל הַכָּבוֹד! (he) (kól hakavód!)
• Hungarian: ez igen!, ez az!, csak így tovább!, gratulálok! (hu)
• Polish: tak trzymać
• Portuguese: boa! (pt)
• Scottish Gaelic: sin thu fhèin
• Slovak: paráda
• Spanish: ¡bien hecho!, muy bien, bravo (es)

Noun

way to go (plural ways to go)

1. A route, course of action; a preferred decision or choice.

   They are about the same quality, so if you can get a discount on the color you like, that would be the way to go.

   • 2024 September 21, Heath Owens, “What to Wear to Sabrina Carpenter's 'Short N' Sweet' Tour”, in Cosmopolitan‎^[1]:

     The official tour moodboard made it clear that pastel colors are the way to go when leaning this direction. Reach for light pink, baby blue, and butter yellow.

Translations

right route

• Finnish: oikea tie
• French: marche à suivre (fr) f
• German: richtige Richtung f

preferred decision

• Finnish: paras vaihtoehto
• German: richtige Entscheidung f

See also

• what a way to go