banana skin vs pain in the ass

banana skin

noun
  • A cause of difficulty, or potential embarrassment. 

  • The outer skin of a banana, especially once removed from the rest of the banana, which may be slippery if stepped on. 

pain in the ass

noun
  • Something or someone that causes discomfort or frustration. 

How often have the words banana skin and pain in the ass occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )