pay one’s dues vs reform

pay one’s dues

reform

verb
  • To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change from worse to better 

  • To form again or in a new configuration. 

  • to reform a profligate man; to reform corrupt manners or morals; to reform a criminal 

  • To return to a good state; to amend or correct one's own character or habits 

noun
  • The change of something that is defective, broken, inefficient or otherwise negative, in order to correct or improve it 

How often have the words pay one’s dues and reform occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )