go awry vs misfire

go awry

verb
  • to depart from the correct course 

  • Of a situation, to fall apart or unravel; to fall into disorder; to hit the fan. 

  • to become twisted, or turned to one side 

misfire

verb
  • To fail to achieve the anticipated result. 

  • To fail to ignite in the proper sequence. 

  • To fail to discharge properly. 

noun
  • An act of misfiring. 

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