hit the bricks vs set forth

hit the bricks

verb
  • To travel about, especially on foot. 

  • To leave or depart; to get out. 

  • To participate in a workplace strike or other job action; to participate in a public protest, especially one involving picketing. 

set forth

verb
  • To begin a journey or expedition. 

  • To present for consideration; to propose. 

  • To start. 

  • To state; describe; give an account of. 

How often have the words hit the bricks and set forth occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )