give someone their cards vs show someone the door

give someone their cards

verb
  • To dismiss someone from employment; to fire or make redundant. 

show someone the door

verb
  • To dismiss, fire, or reject; to exclude someone who was formerly included. 

  • To escort someone to the exit of the premises; to expel someone from a room, gathering, etc. 

How often have the words give someone their cards and show someone the door occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )