hose down vs taunt

hose down

verb
  • To spray thoroughly with a hose. 

  • To calm down a person, or a situation. 

  • To put out or reduce a fire by squirting water on the fire with a hose. 

taunt

noun
  • A scornful or mocking remark; a jeer or mockery 

verb
  • to make fun of (someone); to goad (a person) into responding, often in an aggressive manner. 

How often have the words hose down and taunt occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )