part and parcel

Idioms  

1. An essential or basic element, as in Traveling is part and parcel of Zach's job. Used since the 15th century as a legal term, with part meaning “a portion” and parcel “something integral with a whole,” this idiom began to be used more loosely from about 1800. Although both nouns have the same basic meaning, the redundancy lends emphasis.

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Example Sentences

The government said the emissions are part and parcel of protecting people from “lethal or significantly debilitating infections that would result without properly sterilized medical equipment.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

He said it was all part and parcel of modern tennis.

From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026

But Piti said it is natural for governments to push for more rate cuts: “I think it’s part and parcel of being in this position where you have to take a medium-term perspective on things.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

"And here is Danielle Smith saying that he's part and parcel of it."

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2025

No, the elevated tone was a part and parcel of the pageantry of establishing a rapport.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck