sit on vs subdue

sit on

verb
  • To block, suppress, restrain. 

  • To take no action on; to hold in reserve without actually using. 

  • To hold an official inquiry regarding; to deliberate about. 

  • To be a member of. 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sit, on. 

  • To restrain (a person). 

subdue

verb
  • To overcome, quieten, or bring under control. 

  • To bring (a country) under control by force. 

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