go west vs take off

go west

verb
  • Synonym of set: to move toward the western horizon, to go down. 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, west. 

  • To move to the American West, particularly (historical) during the 19th century era. 

take off

verb
  • To leave the ground and begin flight; to ascend into the air. 

  • To depart. 

  • To absent oneself from (work or other responsibility), especially with permission. 

  • To quantify. 

  • To remove. 

  • To imitate, often in a satirical manner. 

  • To become successful, to flourish. 

How often have the words go west and take off occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )