cut someone loose vs exonerate

cut someone loose

verb
  • To let someone go from something, such as a position, relationship, or obligation. 

exonerate

verb
  • To free (someone) from an obligation, responsibility or task. 

  • To free (someone) from accusation or blame. 

How often have the words cut someone loose and exonerate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )