break ground vs bulldoze

break ground

verb
  • To separate from the ground on takeoff; to become airborne. 

  • To begin digging in the earth at the start of a new construction, or, originally, for cultivation. 

  • To initiate a new venture, or to advance beyond previous achievements. 

  • To lift off the sea bottom when being weighed. 

bulldoze

verb
  • To push someone over by heading straight over them. Often used in conjunction with "over". 

  • To destroy with a bulldozer. 

  • To push into a heap, as a bulldozer does. 

  • To shoot down an idea immediately and forcefully. 

  • To push through forcefully. 

How often have the words break ground and bulldoze occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )