draw blood vs weaken

draw blood

verb
  • To wound one's opponent in such a way that they bleed. 

  • To have an injurious effect; to strike home, as a barb or insult. 

weaken

verb
  • To make weaker or less strong. 

  • To become weaker or less strong. 

How often have the words draw blood and weaken occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )