break off vs sign up

break off

verb
  • To end abruptly, either temporarily or permanently. 

  • To end a relationship. 

  • To remove a piece from a whole by breaking or snapping 

sign up

verb
  • To add one's own name to the list of people who are participating in something (including amateur, but not professional, teams) 

  • To agree to purchase some good or service. 

  • To add a name to the list of people who are participating in something. 

How often have the words break off and sign up occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )