haul someone over the coals vs reprove

haul someone over the coals

verb
  • To express anger with someone in no uncertain terms when they do something wrong. 

reprove

verb
  • to criticise, rebuke or reprimand (someone), usually in a gentle and kind tone. 

  • To prove again. 

  • to deny or reject (a feeling, behaviour, action etc.). 

  • to express disapproval. 

How often have the words haul someone over the coals and reprove occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )