cut someone loose vs hand over

cut someone loose

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

hand over

verb
  • To relinquish control or possession of something to someone. 

  • To deliver (someone to an enemy, police, etc.). 

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