flick vs rough-and-tumble

flick

verb
  • To move or hit (something) with a short, quick motion. 

  • To pass by rapidly, so as not to be perceived clearly. 

noun
  • A motion picture, movie, film; (in plural, usually preceded by "the") movie theater, cinema. 

  • A flitch. 

  • A short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip. 

  • A unit of time, equal to 1/705,600,000 of a second 

  • The act of pressing a place on a touch screen device. 

  • A cut that lands with the point, often involving a whip of the foible of the blade to strike at a concealed target. 

  • A powerful underarm volley shot. 

rough-and-tumble

verb
  • Engage in rough-and-tumble activity 

noun
  • An environment of rough activity 

  • Rough activity; fighting or brawling; a fight. 

  • A person who characteristically engages in such activity 

adj
  • active, vigorous and rough, with the possibility of harm 

  • highly competitive 

How often have the words flick and rough-and-tumble occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )