tall order vs tough cookie

tall order

noun
  • A big job; a difficult challenge. 

tough cookie

noun
  • Something troublesome or difficult to handle. 

  • A hardy, resilient animal or plant. 

  • A person who can endure physical or mental hardship; a hardened, strong-willed person. 

How often have the words tall order and tough cookie occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )