directional vs green light

directional

noun
  • Something that indicates direction, such as a vehicle's turn signal. 

adj
  • Indicating direction. 

  • Of or relating to guidance or help. 

green light

noun
  • A traffic light in its green state (indicating that vehicles may proceed). 

  • Approval, or permission to proceed. 

  • A go-ahead to commit a crime, specifically to carry out a hit on someone (i.e. to kill). 

How often have the words directional and green light occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )