over the top vs scant

over the top

adv
  • Over the parapet of a trench, especially at the start of a futile attack. 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see over, the, top. 

adj
  • Delivered across the Internet to a television or similar device. 

  • Bold; beyond normal, expected, or reasonable limits; outrageous. 

scant

det
  • Very little, very few. 

adj
  • Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; scanty; meager. 

  • Sparing; parsimonious; chary. 

verb
  • To fail, or become less; to scantle. 

  • To limit in amount or share; to stint. 

noun
  • A sheet of stone. 

  • Scarcity; lack. 

  • A small piece or quantity. 

  • A slightly thinner measurement of a standard wood size. 

  • A block of stone sawn on two sides down to the bed level. 

How often have the words over the top and scant occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )