stinker vs tough case

stinker

noun
  • A contemptible person or thing. 

  • Something of poor quality. 

  • Any of several species of large Antarctic petrels which feed on blubber and carrion and have an offensive odour, such as the giant fulmar. 

  • One who stinks. 

  • Something difficult (e.g. a given puzzle) or unpleasant (e.g. negative review, nasty letter). 

  • A chemist. 

  • A hot day. 

tough case

noun
  • A person who is difficult to work with. 

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