close to the bone vs poverty-ridden

close to the bone

adj
  • Destitute. 

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

poverty-ridden

adj
  • Suffering from poverty. 

  • During which one suffers or has suffered from poverty. 

  • Filled with or plagued by poverty. 

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