fish out vs pry

fish out

verb
  • To pick up or pull something or someone from (a body of water). 

  • To search for by rummaging, and then extract (an item from e.g. a container). 

  • To catch all or nearly all the fish in (a given body of water), so that few or none remain. 

pry

verb
  • Usually followed by out (of): to draw out or get (information, etc.) with effort. 

  • To inquire into something that does not concern one; to be nosy; to snoop. 

  • To use leverage to open, raise, or widen (something); to prise or prize. 

  • To peer closely and curiously, especially at something closed or not public. 

noun
  • A tool for levering; a crowbar, a lever. 

  • A person who is very inquisitive or nosy; a busybody, a nosey parker. 

  • An act of prying; a close and curious look. 

How often have the words fish out and pry occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )