lay a finger on vs misuse

lay a finger on

verb
  • To merely touch. 

misuse

verb
  • To abuse or mistreat (something or someone). 

  • To rape (a woman); later more generally, to sexually abuse (someone). 

  • To use (something) incorrectly. 

noun
  • An incorrect, improper or unlawful use of something. 

How often have the words lay a finger on and misuse occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )