go at it vs rough-and-tumble

go at it

verb
  • To engage in some activity, especially vigorously or enthusiastically. 

  • To have sex. 

  • To fight. 

  • As go at + it; spoken emphasis typically on 'go'. 

rough-and-tumble

verb
  • Engage in rough-and-tumble activity 

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

  • highly competitive 

noun
  • An environment of rough activity 

  • Rough activity; fighting or brawling; a fight. 

  • A person who characteristically engages in such activity 

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