give someone the eye vs hit on

give someone the eye

verb
  • To show flirtatious signs with one's eyes. 

hit on

verb
  • To flirt with; to approach and speak to (someone), seeking romance, love, sex, etc. 

  • To discover, pinpoint; to think up; to realize. 

How often have the words give someone the eye and hit on occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )