beat the shit out of vs throb

beat the shit out of

verb
  • To beat (someone) severely. 

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

throb

verb
  • To pound or beat rapidly or violently. 

  • To pulse (often painfully) in time with the circulation of blood. 

  • To vibrate or pulsate with a steady rhythm. 

noun
  • A beating, vibration or palpitation. 

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