take a stand vs work through

take a stand

verb
  • To assert an opinion or viewpoint; to defend one's point of view or beliefs. 

work through

verb
  • To get past a difficult or stressful situation by thinking or talking about it. 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see work, through. 

How often have the words take a stand and work through occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )