flattery vs parting shot

flattery

noun
  • An instance of excessive praise. 

  • Excessive praise or approval, which is often insincere and sometimes contrived to win favour. 

parting shot

noun
  • An insult or barbed comment issued as the speaker departs or the conversation comes to an end. 

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