offense vs red rag to a bull

offense

noun

  • An affront, injury, or insult. 

  • A strategy and tactics employed when in position to score; contrasted with defense. 

  • The portion of a team dedicated to scoring when in position to do so; contrasted with defense. 

  • A crime or sin. 

  • The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure. 

red rag to a bull

noun

  • Something that will enrage another particular person. 

How often have the words offense and red rag to a bull occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )