ace in the hole vs sock

ace in the hole

noun
  • Synonym of ace up one's sleeve 

sock

noun
  • A ploughshare. 

  • A cat's or dog's lower leg that is a different color (usually white) from the color pattern on the rest of the animal. 

  • A sock puppet. 

  • A shoe worn by Greco-Roman comedy actors. 

  • A knitted or woven covering for the foot. 

  • A violent blow; a punch. 

verb
  • To hit or strike violently; to deliver a blow to. 

  • To throw. 

intj
  • The sound of a punch or powerful blow. 

How often have the words ace in the hole and sock occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )