talk out of one's ass vs whistle in the dark

talk out of one's ass

verb
  • To exaggerate, lie, or speak nonsense. 

whistle in the dark

verb
  • To speak of something despite having little knowledge of it. 

  • To make a show of bravery despite one's fears; to put on a brave face. 

How often have the words talk out of one's ass and whistle in the dark occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )