beat the shit out of vs kick ass

beat the shit out of

verb
  • To beat (someone) severely. 

  • To defeat (someone) decisively in a fight or a competition. 

kick ass

verb
  • To beat to a pulp; beat up 

  • To be very impressive. 

  • To win decisively. 

intj
  • Used to express happiness or a feeling of accomplishment. 

How often have the words beat the shit out of and kick ass occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )