add bells and whistles vs deface

add bells and whistles

deface

verb
  • To alter a coat of arms or a flag by adding an element to it. 

  • To damage or vandalize something, especially a surface, in a visible or conspicuous manner. 

  • To void or devalue; to nullify or degrade the face value of. 

How often have the words add bells and whistles and deface occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )