cut someone loose vs give up

cut someone loose

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

give up

verb
  • To abandon (someone or something) 

  • To admit defeat, capitulate 

  • Become fully taken over by a certain quality, activity, trait, &c. 

  • To relinquish (something) 

  • To execute a trade on behalf of another broker. 

  • To stop or quit (an activity, etc.) 

  • To surrender (someone or something) 

  • To lose hope concerning (someone or something) 

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