break ground vs go ahead

break ground

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

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

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

  • To lift off the sea bottom when being weighed. 

go ahead

verb
  • To proceed with; to begin. 

  • Used to grant permission for or to give endorsement of a suggestion or proposal. 

  • To send communication over the radio. 

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