tough cookie vs wretch

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. 

wretch

noun
  • An unhappy, unfortunate, or miserable person. 

  • An unpleasant, annoying, worthless, or despicable person. 

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