commend vs tear a strip off someone

commend

verb
  • To recommend. 

  • To entrust or commit to the care of someone else. 

  • To praise or acclaim. 

  • To mention by way of courtesy, implying remembrance and goodwill. 

  • To congratulate or reward. 

tear a strip off someone

verb
  • To scold vigorously. 

How often have the words commend and tear a strip off someone occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )