rough-and-tumble vs wise

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 

wise

verb
  • To advise; induce. 

  • Usually with "up", to inform or learn. 

  • To become wise. 

  • To show the way, guide. 

  • To cause to turn. 

  • To direct the course of, pilot. 

  • To instruct. 

adj
  • Disrespectful. 

  • Aware, informed. 

  • Showing good judgement or the benefit of experience. 

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