laid up vs out of action

laid up

adj
  • Unable to move about normally due to illness or injury, especially when confined to bed. 

  • Stored at a dock or other place of safety. 

out of action

prep
  • Unable to work or function, often due to a particular event. 

How often have the words laid up and out of action occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )