portray vs spin a yarn

portray

verb
  • To describe in words; to convey. 

  • To play a role; to depict a character, person, situation, or event. 

  • To paint or draw the likeness of. 

  • To represent by an image or look. 

spin a yarn

verb
  • To tell or create a story, especially one which is lengthy or far-fetched. 

How often have the words portray and spin a yarn occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )