ax to grind vs yell

ax to grind

noun
  • A grudge or grievance, with implications of confrontation. 

  • A proposition or point of view to advocate, especially motivated by self-interest. 

yell

noun
  • A phrase to be shouted. 

  • A shout. 

verb
  • To tell someone off in a loud and angry manner. 

  • To convey by shouting. 

  • To shout; holler; make a loud sound with the voice. 

adj
  • dry (of cow) 

How often have the words ax to grind and yell occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )