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Green belt
British urban planning designation preventing development around cities.
Gordon Bennett
British exclamation of surprise/frustration, euphemism for ‘God’ or ‘Bloody hell’.
Good grief
British exclamation of surprise or exasperation, popularized internationally by ‘Peanuts’ comic strip character Charlie Brown, but British usage predates this.
Going steady
British (and American) old-fashioned term for exclusive dating relationship.