break free vs take French leave

break free

verb
  • To liberate oneself; to free oneself; to become free (from or of something or someone). 

take French leave

verb
  • Synonym of slip out, to leave suddenly without notice or permission. 

  • Synonym of go AWOL, to desert or be temporarily absent from military service without permission. 

How often have the words break free and take French leave occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )