devour vs polish off

devour

verb
  • To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously. 

  • To take in avidly with the intellect or with one's gaze. 

  • To rapidly destroy, engulf, or lay waste. 

  • To absorb or engross the mind fully, especially in a destructive manner. 

polish off

verb
  • To finish completely, especially a food (polish the plate with one's tongue) or liquor. 

  • To remove by polishing (rubbing with a fine abrasive). 

How often have the words devour and polish off occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )