acquire vs get one's hands on

acquire

verb
  • To get. 

  • To sample signals and convert them into digital values. 

  • To contract. 

  • To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own 

get one's hands on

verb
  • To get; to obtain; to secure. 

  • If you can get your hands on the right ingredients, it's an easy recipe. 

  • To catch. 

How often have the words acquire and get one's hands on occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )