get rid of vs take in

get rid of

verb
  • to rid oneself of; dispose (of); to remove; to abolish; to lose 

take in

verb
  • To deceive; to hoodwink. 

  • To allow a person or an animal to live in one's home. 

  • To receive (goods) into one's home for the purpose of processing for a fee. 

  • To enjoy or appreciate. 

  • To tighten (a belaying rope). (Also take up.) 

  • To shorten (a garment) or make it smaller. 

  • To absorb or comprehend. 

  • To attend a showing of. 

  • To reef. 

How often have the words get rid of and take in occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )