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Gen. Charles H. Grosvenor

(1833—1917), Ohio Representative, nicknamed "Old Figgers"

Figure won't lie, but liars will figure.

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[figure on] {v.} 1. To expect and think about while making plans. * /We did not figure on having so many people at the picnic./ * /He figured on going […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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