belittle vs lay it on thick

belittle

verb
  • To knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is, especially as a way of showing contempt or deprecation. 

lay it on thick

verb
  • To exaggerate or overstate a feeling or emotion. 

  • To flatter. 

  • To guilt, guilt-trip. 

How often have the words belittle and lay it on thick occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )