punish vs turn a deaf ear to

punish

verb
  • To treat harshly and unfairly. 

  • To handle or beat severely; to maul. 

  • To consume a large quantity of. 

  • To cause to suffer for crime or misconduct, to administer disciplinary action. 

turn a deaf ear to

How often have the words punish and turn a deaf ear to occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )