cut ice vs size up

cut ice

verb
  • To have influence (on something, especially someone's opinion); to be accepted or tolerated (by). 

size up

verb
  • To evaluate; to estimate or anticipate the magnitude, difficulty, or strength of something. 

  • To wear a larger size of clothing. 

How often have the words cut ice and size up occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )