go to the wall vs overpass

go to the wall

verb
  • To be put aside or forgotten. 

  • To make an all-out effort. 

  • To take an extreme and determined position or measure. 

  • To fail, to run out of options. (especially of a business) 

overpass

verb
  • To disregard, skip, or miss something. 

  • To pass above something, as when flying or moving on a higher road. 

  • To exceed, overstep, or transcend a limit, threshold, or goal. 

noun
  • A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc. 

How often have the words go to the wall and overpass occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )