count out vs take on

count out

verb
  • To enumerate items while organizing or transferring them. 

  • To declare adjourned, as a sitting of the House, when it is ascertained that a quorum is not present. 

  • To exclude; to dismiss from participation or eligibility. 

  • To determine that a competitor has lost a match, by a referee's enumeration aloud of the increments of time for which the competitor has been incapacitated. 

  • To prevent the accession of (a legitimately elected person) to office, by a fraudulent return or count of the votes. 

take on

verb
  • To acquire, bring in, or introduce. 

  • To assume or take responsibility for. 

  • To (attempt to) dribble round (an opposition player). 

  • To catch on, do well; to become popular. 

  • To obtain the services of (a person) in exchange for remuneration; to give someone a job. 

  • To begin to have or exhibit. 

  • To attempt to fight, compete with, or engage with. 

  • To grieve or be concerned (about something or someone). 

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