Matt Damon

Being known as a writer did change the relationships I had with directors. The rap on actors is that they always want to inflate their parts. But when directors know you write screenplays and have a different view of things, you really get invited into the huddle in a much fuller way. And those collaborations end in friendships.

American Actor

Keith Thurman

I tell myself, 'You're great, you're powerful, you're strong. You're the greatest, most powerful, strongest fighter in the world.' I acknowledge my greatness. I bow down before my greatness. I inflate myself like that, and then I pop the balloon in a single sentence by saying: You can be beaten.

American Boxer

John C. Calhoun

I am in favor of high wages and agree that the higher the wages, the stronger the evidence of prosperity, provided (and that is the important point) they are so naturally, by the effectiveness of industry, and not in consequence of an inflated currency or any artificial regulation.

American Statesman

Bob Ney

Common sense solutions to lowering your gasoline bills can go far. Carpooling, taking fewer or shorter road trips, and ensuring that your tires are fully inflated can all help stop the pinch at the pump.

American Politician

Don Nickles

But if you look at WorldCom, which is the biggest failure to date, they grew dramatically, they were buying companies that were bigger than they were and they were doing it off inflated stock.

Leah Remini

Because Scientologists view children as spiritual beings, you're not treated as a kid, so you're given a lot of responsibility. Your ego becomes extremely inflated.

American Actress

Kirk Cameron

I think my biggest problem was, as a celebrity on a TV show, you get an inflated ego and you think you're the center of the universe.

Ben Howard

I find it funny how at British festivals there are such inflated egos. It's rare that I even talk to anyone at a lot of them.

English Musician

Tamannaah

Every actor, male or female, is paid what he or she is worth. There is no inflated sum or underpaying in the industry.

Indian Actress

Sydney J. Harris

Knowledge fills a large brain; it merely inflates a small one.

American Journalist

Used when something physically grows in size, often by air or gas.

Physical Expansion

Literally involves filling an object with air or gas, not just making it bigger.

Literal Air

Most often used with objects that can be touched, like tyres or balloons.

Tangible Objects

Indicates that numbers or amounts are increased to seem more impressive.

Exaggeration

Suggests dishonesty or a deliberate attempt to deceive.

Misleading Intent

Points to representation that is not accurate or true to reality.

Unrealistic Representation

Refers to price and cost levels rising in a general economic sense.

Economic Context

Can be seen as both beneficial (economic growth) or harmful (reduced purchasing power).

Positive or Negative

Implies that an external force or policy is causing prices to rise.

Market Influence

 These stars are internally unstable, like a constantly inflating and deflating balloon. And because the expansion and contraction causes their brightness to vary, we can calculate their luminosity by measuring the period of this cycle, with more luminous stars changing more slowly. By comparing the light we observe from these stars

Light seconds, light...

 elevated and sometimes detrimental self-involvement. But it's not just a personality type that shows up in advice columns. It's actually a set of traits classified and studied by psychologists. The psychological definition of narcissism is an inflated, grandiose self-image.

The psychology of...

 to the formation of clumps of gas that eventually led to galaxies. If we accept this paradigm, it may also imply our universe represents one region in a greater cosmic reality that undergoes endless, eternal inflation. We know nothing of this speculative inflating reality,

What is the universe...

 in a fraction of the time that it would have done using traditional building techniques the concrete canvas begins life in waterproof plastic sheeting for easy transportation inside the canvas is wrapped around an inflatable lining which will be blown up to create a

Concrete Tent PIPE I Didn't...

 and their large inflatable organs called laryngeal sacs. We don't know this for sure because it's essentially impossible to observe the internal organs of a living, singing whale, but we think that when a whale sings, muscular contractions in the throat and chest

Why do whales sing? -...

 lightweight transparent membrane which when inflated becomes uninhabitable pavilion air that becomes structural supporting a fragrant crown of eucalyptus leaves and a tapestry of Spanish moss transforming its interior interior into a naturalized atmosphere

Creating biologically...

 killing me slicing isn't it yeah to over inflate the tire the water pressure is stepped up again and is pumped hydraulically into the casing I'm not missing this moment don't look away because you know this is this a once in a lifetime

Blowing Up an Airplane...

 thinking of slightly bigger balloons when Tony said big balloons he meant big balloons at the size of those things our warp up and it's going to get bigger when this balloon is fully inflated it'll have a diameter of two and a half

Lifting a Man with...

 each year from august october males fly in from other corners of the caribbean to breed once a male arrives he's got his work cut out to find a mate first he inflates a pouch to try to stand out from the crowd

Bizarre Mating Ritual Of...

 Alan There's the balloon going by, fully inflated at this point. And there you can see a drogue parachute, which I'll demonstrate in just a second, because that's really important.

Inflate

To make something larger by filling it with air or gas.

Often appears as...

To make a number or amount larger than it really is.

Often appears as...

Usage tips

To cause an increase in the level of prices of goods and services.

Often appears as...

Usage tips

Physical Expansion

Literal Air

Tangible Objects

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