rough-and-tumble vs tiptoe

rough-and-tumble

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

  • highly competitive 

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 

tiptoe

adj
  • Moving carefully, quietly, warily or stealthily, on or as if on the tips of one's toes. 

  • Standing elevated, on or as if on the tips of one's toes. 

noun
  • The tip of the toe. 

verb
  • To walk quietly with only the tips of the toes touching the ground. 

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