cry the blues vs squall

cry the blues

verb
  • To complain, especially in order to obtain sympathy for one's own purportedly sad situation. 

  • To sing in the style of blues music. 

squall

verb
  • To cry or wail loudly. 

noun
  • A loud cry or wail. 

  • A sudden storm, as found in a squall line. 

  • A squall line, multicell line, or part of a squall line. 

How often have the words cry the blues and squall occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )