break down vs give out

break down

verb
  • To demolish, to pull down. (intentionally) 

  • To divide into parts to give more details, to provide a more indepth analysis of. 

  • To (cause to) decay, to decompose. 

  • To cease to function. (others) 

  • To stop functioning. (machine, computer, vehicle) 

  • To fail, especially socially or for political reasons. 

  • To give in, relent, concede, or surrender. 

  • To render or to become weak and ineffective. 

  • To digest. 

  • To render or to become unstable due to stress, to collapse physically or mentally. 

  • To collapse, physically or in structure. (unexpectedly) 

give out

verb
  • To desist. 

  • To issue; to distribute. 

  • To announce (a hymn) to be sung; to read out (the words) for the congregation to sing. 

  • To complain, sulk, chastise. 

  • To utter, publish; to announce, proclaim, report. 

  • To put forth, utter (prayers). 

  • To break down, get out of order, fail. 

  • To send forth, emit; to cause to be sent forth. 

  • To run short, come to an end. 

  • To desist through exhaustion of strength or patience. 

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