lacerate vs take a licking

lacerate

verb
  • To defeat thoroughly; to thrash. 

  • To tear, rip or wound. 

adj
  • Jagged, as if torn or lacerated. 

take a licking

verb
  • To suffer a defeat or a beating. 

How often have the words lacerate and take a licking occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )