die in the ass vs go up in smoke

die in the ass

verb

  • To be left unresolved. 

  • To fail to function properly. 

go up in smoke

verb

  • To be completely ruined or devastated. 

  • To catch fire and burn. 

How often have the words die in the ass and go up in smoke occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )