bring down vs rough-and-tumble

bring down

verb
  • To cause an opponent to fall after a tackle. 

  • To cause to fall down, e.g. in an accident. 

  • To reduce. 

  • To make something, especially something flying, fall to the ground, usually by firing a weapon of some kind. 

  • To make someone feel bad emotionally. 

  • To make a ruler lose their position of power. 

  • To humble. 

rough-and-tumble

verb
  • Engage in rough-and-tumble activity 

adj
  • active, vigorous and rough, with the possibility of harm 

  • highly competitive 

noun
  • An environment of rough activity 

  • Rough activity; fighting or brawling; a fight. 

  • A person who characteristically engages in such activity 

How often have the words bring down and rough-and-tumble occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )