deplorable vs tough cookie

deplorable

noun
  • A person or thing that is to be deplored. 

  • A Trumpist conservative, in reference to a 2016 speech by Hillary Clinton calling half of Donald Trump's supporters a "basket of deplorables". 

adj
  • Deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad, wretched. 

  • To be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion; lamentable. 

tough cookie

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

  • A hardy, resilient animal or plant. 

  • Something troublesome or difficult to handle. 

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