I'm sorry vs forget it

I'm sorry

phrase
  • Indicates that the speaker is confused or requests information to be repeated; come again?, say again?, I beg your pardon?; see also Thesaurus:say again 

  • Indicates the speaker's commiseration. 

  • Indicates the speaker's apology. 

forget it

verb
  • Don't let it bother you; put it out of your mind. 

  • I don't want to continue with this conversation (usually used in frustration or anger). 

  • It doesn't matter. 

  • A conventional reply to an expression of gratitude. 

  • Absolutely not; I forbid it or it is impossible. 

How often have the words I'm sorry and forget it occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )