The phrase "adding to the idea" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to elaborate on or enhance a previously mentioned concept or argument.
Example: "In addition to the benefits already discussed, adding to the idea of sustainability can lead to innovative solutions for our environmental challenges."
Alternatives: "building on the concept" or "expanding the notion".
It was adding to the idea that these two can see through hero worship – and that they want you to see through it too.
These results are different from those found in other studies of melanic Lepidoptera, adding to the idea that similar dark larval phenotypes can be produced in different species by different molecular mechanisms.
Thus, in contrast to the OD-plasticity results, rescue of optomotor improvements was present regardless of the duration of the treatment, adding to the idea that separate mechanisms and different neuronal circuits are responsible for OD- and interocular plasticity (Greifzu et al., 2011; 2014; Kang et al., 2013).
Adding to the idea that humanitarian technologies have political ramifications, there is also a reverse relation: local political dynamics affect the type, speed, and sort of humanitarian technologies introduced in the field as well.
Adding to the idea of organismal restructuring during early diapause, we found an actin to be highly abundant early in diapause.
The idea that poverty is inevitable, added to the idea that poverty has a link with virtue, complicates things.
It does seem to add to the idea that the Western Conference is a bit of a free-for-all, writes Bill Reiter on Foxsports.com.com
This work adds to the idea of a general fitness factor, f, that is similar in concept to g and of which g is one manifestation.
It's very solid to cut into, which only adds to the idea that its true destiny lies in construction, rather than digestion.
Sections with enigmatic titles like "Innuendo," "Blushing," "Charms" and "Stand Ins" add to the idea, but in ways more often mystifying than revealing.
What does seem clear is that the boxing glove detracts from the insect's ability to fly efficiently, which adds to the idea that its function is to attract females.
