drop the ball vs fritz

drop the ball

verb
  • To fail in one's responsibilities or duties, or to make a mistake, especially at a critical point or when the result is very negative. 

fritz

verb
  • To go wrong or become defective. 

noun
  • A type of processed meat sausage; devon 

  • The state of being defective. 

How often have the words drop the ball and fritz occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )