negotiate vs tell it like it is

negotiate

verb
  • To confer with others in order to come to terms or reach an agreement. 

  • To succeed in coping with, or getting over something. 

  • To arrange or settle something by mutual agreement. 

  • To transfer to another person with all the rights of the original holder; to pass, as a bill. 

tell it like it is

verb
  • To speak frankly, to convey all and only the truth of a situation. 

How often have the words negotiate and tell it like it is occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )