go around the houses vs smooth talk

go around the houses

verb

  • Do something (especially talking) circuitously. 

smooth talk

verb

  • To speak glibly and persuasively; to persuade with smooth talk. 

noun

  • Glib flattery and persuasion. 

How often have the words go around the houses and smooth talk occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )