overboard vs way out

overboard

adv
  • Over the edge; especially, off or outside of a boat. 

  • Excessively; too much. 

verb
  • To throw over the edge of a boat into the water. 

adj
  • Outside of a boat; in the water. 

way out

adv
  • Far away; to or at a great distance. 

adj
  • Unconventional, eccentric. 

noun
  • An act or instance of departure. 

  • A solution to a problem; an escape. 

  • A means of exit. 

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