run into the ground vs talk big

run into the ground

verb
  • To mismanage to the point of ruin. 

  • To wear out, especially through excessive use. 

  • To discuss ad nauseam. 

talk big

verb
  • To brag; to exaggerate one's abilities or achievements. 

How often have the words run into the ground and talk big occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )