cut someone loose vs relinquish

cut someone loose

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

relinquish

verb
  • To accept to give up, withdraw etc. 

  • To give up, abandon or retire from something. To trade away. 

  • To let go (free, away), physically release. 

  • To metaphorically surrender, yield control or possession. 

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