rock the boat vs spook

rock the boat

verb
  • To disturb the status quo or go against rules or conventions, as in an effort to get attention. 

  • I'd just jump in and fix it, but that's not my job, and I don't want to rock the boat. 

spook

verb
  • To frighten or make nervous (especially by startling). 

  • To become frightened (by something startling). 

  • To haunt. 

noun
  • A ghost or phantom. 

  • An undercover agent or spy. 

  • A hobgoblin. 

  • A scare or fright. 

  • A psychiatrist. 

  • A player who engages in hole carding by attempting to glimpse the dealer's hole card when the dealer checks under an ace or a 10 to see if a blackjack is present. 

  • A metaphysical manifestation; an artificial distinction or construct. 

How often have the words rock the boat and spook occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )