meatgrinder vs struggle

meatgrinder

noun
  • A process that is likely to be injurious in a non-physical way. 

  • A device for cutting meat into very small pieces. 

  • An activity with a high casualty or attrition rate, such as a military battle or an occupational or athletic activity. 

  • The mountainous second day of the race was a real meatgrinder, with 20% of racers dropping out. 

struggle

noun
  • A contortion of the body in an attempt to escape or to perform a difficult task. 

  • Strife, contention, great effort. 

verb
  • To strive, to labour in difficulty, to fight (for or against), to contend. 

  • To strive, or to make efforts, with a twisting, or with contortions of the body. 

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