give the third degree to vs talk to

give the third degree to

talk to

verb
  • To show the beginnings of a romantic interest in; to flirt with over a period of time in hopes of developing a romantic relationship. 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see talk, to. 

How often have the words give the third degree to and talk to occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )