herd vs mix it up

herd

verb
  • To associate; to ally oneself with, or place oneself among, a group or company. 

  • To manage, care for or guard a herd 

  • To act as a herdsman or a shepherd. 

  • To unite or associate in a herd 

  • To move or drive a herd. 

  • To unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together, or in company. 

  • To form or put into a herd. 

noun
  • A number of domestic animals assembled together under the watch or ownership of a keeper. 

  • Any collection of animals gathered or travelling in a company. 

  • A crowd, a mass of people or things; a rabble. 

mix it up

verb
  • To engage with people, relate to people. 

  • To create one or more variations of the usual way in which something is done. 

  • To compete vigorously, to quarrel, or to fight physically. 

How often have the words herd and mix it up occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )