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Phrase(s): figure on doing something
to plan on something. • I figured on arriving at the party around eight o’clock. • Jane figured on spending $25 on dinner., Phrase(s): figure on someone or something
to count on someone or something; to assume something about someone or something. • I am figuring on twelve people for dinner next Friday. • We are figuring on you and your wife for dinner next weekend.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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1. Depend on, count on, as in We figured on your support. 2. Take into consideration, expect, as in We figured on his being late. 3. Plan, as in We'll figure on leaving at noon. All three colloquial usages date from about 1900.
American Heritage Idioms