give way vs run out of steam

give way

verb
  • To collapse or break under physical stresses. 

  • To begin rowing. 

  • To yield to persistent persuasion. 

  • To be followed, succeeded, or replaced by. 

  • To give precedence to other road users. 

  • To allow another person to intervene to make a point or ask a question whilst one is delivering a speech. 

  • To allow the expression of (a pent-up emotion, grief, etc.). 

run out of steam

verb
  • To run out of energy or motivation. 

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