rough-and-tumble vs strong-arm

rough-and-tumble

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 

verb
  • Engage in rough-and-tumble activity 

strong-arm

adj
  • Coercive, employing force. 

  • Bullying; extortionate. 

verb
  • To coerce, to muscle. 

  • To bully; to intimidate. 

noun
  • A person who threatens or intimidates others, especially on behalf of somebody else; a goon or enforcer. 

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