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
not hurt a flea
to not harm anything or anyone (not even a tiny insect)
My mother would not hurt a flea and she is very kind to everyone who she meets.