peruse vs take the measure of

peruse

noun
  • An examination or perusal; an instance of perusing. 

verb
  • To look over casually; to skim. 

  • To examine or consider with care. 

  • To read completely. 

  • To go from place to place; to wander. 

take the measure of

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