laugh out of court vs skewer

laugh out of court

verb
  • To dismiss as silly something presented with genuine conviction or treated seriously. 

skewer

verb
  • To severely mock or discredit. 

  • To impale on a skewer. 

  • To attack a piece which has a less valuable piece behind it. 

noun
  • That which skews something. 

  • A long pin, normally made of metal or wood, used to secure food during cooking. 

  • A scenario in which a piece attacks a more valuable piece which, if it moves aside, reveals a less valuable piece. 

  • Food served on a skewer. 

How often have the words laugh out of court and skewer occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )