cut ice vs tote

cut ice

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

tote

verb
  • To carry or bear. 

  • To add up; to calculate a total. 

noun
  • Pari-mutuel betting. 

  • A kind of plastic box used for transporting goods. 

  • A heavy burden. 

  • A tote bag. 

  • A pari-mutuel machine; a totalizator. 

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