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 private-credit boom has been part and parcel of a broader embrace of risk.

From The Wall Street Journal

She feels such workloads are part and parcel of her job though, something she describes as "a lifestyle and a passion".

From BBC

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

Ben Jones accepts a certain amount of frustration is part and parcel of being a football fan.

From BBC

"Having them consistently for this length of time has meant that now they're just part and parcel of him," she said.

From BBC