downbear vs mark down

downbear

verb
  • To lessen; reduce. 

  • To bear or press down (on); press upon; depress; subdue. 

  • To bear, bring or carry down. 

mark down

verb
  • To reduce the price of. 

  • To write a memorandum about. 

  • To subtract marks or points from, for an error. 

  • To draw a conclusion about something; to consider something to be a certain way. (Typically used with as.) 

  • To write down. 

How often have the words downbear and mark down occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )