answerable vs off the hook

answerable

adj
  • Able to be answered. 

  • Capable of being answered or refuted; admitting a satisfactory answer. 

  • Required to justify one's actions (to somebody); accountable, responsible. 

off the hook

adj
  • Of a telephone, having an open connection; not hung up. 

  • Performing extraordinarily well. 

  • Relieved of a duty, burden, responsibility, or pressure. 

  • Fresh, cool, trendy, excellent, incredible. 

  • Of a telephone, ringing frequently. 

How often have the words answerable and off the hook occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )