n.
1.a general and progressive increase in prices
2.(cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang
3.lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
4.the act of filling something with air
Idiom of the Day
rub in (something) or rub (something) in
to move over something using some pressure in order to put some cream or ointment or oil onto something
I rubbed in the ointment onto my skin.