bring in vs pay the bills

bring in

verb
  • To earn money for a company or for the family. 

  • To return a verdict in a court of law. 

  • To introduce a person or group of people to an organisation. 

  • To move something indoors, or into an area. 

  • To introduce a new rule, law, or system of organisation. 

pay the bills

verb
  • To provide enough income to sustain one's lifestyle. 

How often have the words bring in and pay the bills occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )