crying shame vs sellout

crying shame

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

sellout

noun
  • An action in which principles are compromised for financial gain. 

  • A person who compromises his or her principles for financial gain. 

  • The selling of an entire stock of something, especially tickets for an entertainment or sports event. 

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