bode vs figure on

bode

verb
  • To betoken or augur something good or bad that will happen in the future. 

  • simple past tense of bide 

  • To indicate by signs, as future events; to be an omen of; to portend or foretell. 

noun
  • A stop; a halting; delay. 

  • An omen; a foreshadowing. 

  • A herald; a messenger. 

figure on

verb
  • To plan or expect (something). 

  • To account for or rely on a particular fact or notion; to calculate (something) using a set of facts. 

How often have the words bode and figure on occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )