hang out to dry vs take leave

hang out to dry

verb
  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hang, out, dry. 

  • To abandon someone who is in need or in danger, especially a colleague or one dependent. 

take leave

verb
  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, leave. 

  • To depart. 

How often have the words hang out to dry and take leave occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )