grin vs have a laugh

grin

verb
  • To express by grinning. 

  • To grin as part of producing a particular facial expression, such as a smile or sneer. 

  • To smile, parting the lips so as to show the teeth. 

noun
  • A smile in which the lips are parted to reveal the teeth. 

have a laugh

verb
  • To laugh. 

  • To joke; kid around. 

  • To enjoy oneself; have fun. 

How often have the words grin and have a laugh occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )