commend vs give someone an earful

commend

verb
  • To recommend. 

  • To entrust or commit to the care of someone else. 

  • To praise or acclaim. 

  • To mention by way of courtesy, implying remembrance and goodwill. 

  • To congratulate or reward. 

give someone an earful

verb
  • To scold someone loudly. 

How often have the words commend and give someone an earful occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )