fall by the wayside vs misfire

fall by the wayside

verb
  • To fail to be completed, particularly for lack of interest; to be left out, to suffer from neglect. 

misfire

verb
  • To fail to achieve the anticipated result. 

  • To fail to ignite in the proper sequence. 

  • To fail to discharge properly. 

noun
  • An act of misfiring. 

How often have the words fall by the wayside and misfire occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )