crying shame vs scandal

crying shame

noun
  • A situation that is considered to be a disgrace, or deplorable. 

scandal

noun
  • An incident or event that disgraces or damages the reputation of the persons or organization involved. 

  • Religious discredit; an act or behaviour which brings a religion into discredit. 

  • Widespread moral outrage, indignation, as over an offence to decency. 

  • Damage to one's reputation. 

  • Defamatory talk; gossip, slander. 

  • Something which hinders acceptance of religious ideas or behaviour; a stumbling-block or offense. 

How often have the words crying shame and scandal occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )