scold vs sit on

scold

verb
  • To rebuke angrily. 

  • Of birds, to make harsh vocalisations in aggression. 

  • Of birds, to make vocalisations that resemble human scolding. 

noun
  • A person who habitually scolds, in particular a troublesome and angry woman. 

sit on

verb
  • To block, suppress, restrain. 

  • To take no action on; to hold in reserve without actually using. 

  • To hold an official inquiry regarding; to deliberate about. 

  • To be a member of. 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sit, on. 

  • To restrain (a person). 

How often have the words scold and sit on occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )