grind one's gears vs nark

grind one's gears

verb
  • To annoy or irritate one. 

nark

verb
  • To annoy or irritate. 

  • To stop. 

  • To serve or behave as a spy or informer. 

  • To complain. 

  • To watch; to observe. 

noun
  • An unpleasant person, especially one who makes things difficult for others. 

  • A police spy or informer. 

How often have the words grind one's gears and nark occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )