punch drunk vs taken aback

punch drunk

adj
  • Behaving in a bewildered, or dazed manner. 

  • Dizzy or confused due to repeat blows to the head. 

taken aback

adj
  • Surprised, shocked. 

  • Said of a ship, when the wind, suddenly changing, forces the sails aft against the mast. 

How often have the words punch drunk and taken aback occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )