goat rope vs train wreck

goat rope

noun
  • A confusing, disorganized situation often attributed to or marked by human error. 

  • A convoluted issue that is contested by many parties. 

  • An ill-advised solution to contain a problem; a solution that will eventually fail. 

  • A rodeo event in which competitors attempt to lasso a goat, usually for younger participants. 

train wreck

noun
  • Someone (especially a woman) who is unbalanced and considered a mess, a disaster, one who is suffering personal ruin. 

  • The aftermath of a train crash. 

  • A disaster, especially one which is large in scale and readily seen by public observers. 

verb
  • To ruin utterly and catastrophically, to cause to end in disaster. 

How often have the words goat rope and train wreck occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )