give out vs sponge up

give out

verb
  • To issue; to distribute. 

  • To announce (a hymn) to be sung; to read out (the words) for the congregation to sing. 

  • To complain, sulk, chastise. 

  • To utter, publish; to announce, proclaim, report. 

  • To desist. 

  • To put forth, utter (prayers). 

  • To break down, get out of order, fail. 

  • To send forth, emit; to cause to be sent forth. 

  • To run short, come to an end. 

  • To desist through exhaustion of strength or patience. 

sponge up

How often have the words give out and sponge up occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )