fall on one's face vs languish

fall on one's face

verb
  • To fail, especially in a dramatic or particularly decisive manner. 

languish

verb
  • To be neglected; to make little progress, be unsuccessful. 

  • To pine away in longing for something; to have low spirits, especially from lovesickness. 

  • To live in miserable or disheartening conditions. 

  • To lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness. 

How often have the words fall on one's face and languish occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )