chintzy vs close as wax

chintzy

adj
  • Tastelessly showy; cheap, gaudy, or tacky. 

  • Excessively reluctant to spend; miserly, stingy. 

  • Of or decorated with chintz. 

close as wax

adj
  • miserly, tight, or secretive 

How often have the words chintzy and close as wax occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )