added to this/that

idiom

—often used informally to introduce a statement about something that makes a thing or situation better, worse, more important, etc.

We were short of money. Added to that, we were lost!

Examples of added to this/that in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Various excuses, explanations for how you were added to that Signal group chat. —Nbc News, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2025

There are numerous glaring questions that must be asked from this most embarrassing error, perhaps chief among them: How in the world did Goldberg, who did more than any other journalist in America to sell former President Barack Obama's Iran nuclear deal one decade ago, get added to this chat? —Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025

Brightly hued paints and embellishments would have created the illusion that statues were alive—and scents would have added to that illusion, Brøns tells All That’s Interesting’s Kaleena Fraga. —Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025

Events overseas and recent shifts in national economic policy added to that tension. —Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 19 Mar. 2025