interpose vs knock on wood

interpose

verb
  • To intervene in a dispute, or in a conversation. 

  • To interrupt a conversation by introducing a different subject or making a comment. 

  • To insert something (or oneself) between other things. 

  • To be inserted between parts or things; to come between. 

  • To offer (one's help or services). 

knock on wood

verb
  • To take a customary action to ward off some misfortune that is believed to be attracted by a presumptuous statement. 

intj
  • Hopefully; a self-directive to undertake the customary action to ward off bad luck. 

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