big shot vs lowlife

big shot

noun
  • A rare and significant chance to achieve fame or success. 

  • A person with a reputation of importance or power. 

lowlife

noun
  • An untrustworthy, despicable, or disreputable person, especially one suspected of being a criminal. 

How often have the words big shot and lowlife occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )