turn back vs upend

turn back

verb
  • To fold something back; to fold down. 

  • To cause to reverse direction and retrace one's steps. 

  • To return to a previous state of being. 

  • To reverse direction and retrace one's steps. 

  • To prevent or refuse to allow passage or progress. 

  • To adjust to a previous setting. 

upend

verb
  • To tip or turn over. 

  • To destroy, invalidate, overthrow, or defeat. 

  • To end up; to set on end. 

  • To affect or upset drastically. 

How often have the words turn back and upend occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )