rubbish vs run down

rubbish

verb
  • To criticize, to denigrate, to denounce, to disparage. 

  • To litter. 

adj
  • Exceedingly bad; awful. 

noun
  • Nonsense. 

  • Refuse, waste, garbage, junk, trash. 

  • An item, or items, of low quality. 

intj
  • Used to express that what was recently said is nonsense or untrue; balderdash!, nonsense! 

  • Used to express that something is exceedingly bad, awful, or terrible. 

run down

verb
  • To criticize someone or an organisation, often unfairly. 

  • To chase till the object pursued is captured or exhausted. 

  • To describe in the form of a rundown, a rough outline or summary. 

  • To reduce the size or stock levels of a business, often with a view to closure. 

  • To run against and sink, as a vessel. 

  • To read quickly a list or other short text. 

  • To find something or someone after searching for a long time. 

  • To lose power slowly. Used for a machine, battery, or other powered device. 

  • To decline in quality or condition. 

  • To crush; to overthrow; to overbear. 

  • To hit someone with a car or other vehicle and injure or kill them. 

How often have the words rubbish and run down occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )