fail to exploit vs turn down

fail to exploit

turn down

verb
  • To reduce the power, etc. of something by means of a control, such as the volume, heat, or light. 

  • To refuse, decline, or deny. 

  • To reposition by turning, flipping, etc. in a downward direction; to double or fold down. 

How often have the words fail to exploit and turn down occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )