close to the bone vs filthy

close to the bone

adj
  • Penetrating and relatable, to the point of causing discomfort. 

  • Destitute. 

filthy

adj
  • Very unpleasant or disagreeable. 

  • Covered with filth; very dirty. 

  • Obscene or offensive. 

verb
  • To make very dirty; to saturate something with dirt. 

  • To cover in filth. 

How often have the words close to the bone and filthy occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )