have kittens vs nightmare

have kittens

verb
  • To become extremely upset. 

  • To be in a state of frantic nervousness. 

  • Usually of a female cat, to give birth to kittens. 

nightmare

verb
  • To have a nightmare. 

noun
  • Any bad, miserable, difficult or terrifying situation or experience that arouses anxiety, terror, agony or great displeasure. 

  • A very bad or frightening dream. 

  • A feeling of extreme anxiety or suffocation experienced during sleep; Sleep paralysis. 

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