mismanage vs take the reins

mismanage

verb
  • To behave, in a management capacity, in a manner which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest. 

  • To manage an area of responsibility in a way which is inept, incompetent, or dishonest. 

take the reins

verb
  • Synonym of take control. 

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