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

Another one said: "I hope it doesn't become part and parcel of the English game because it will totally ruin it."

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

Brock’s other insights on life, existence and death are more generalized; they’re just part and parcel of being 50 years old.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

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

From Barron's • Jan. 18, 2026

Research is part and parcel of graduate—and, increasingly, undergraduate—education.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

So Hagar’s forays were part and parcel of the mystery of having been “lifed” by love, and while the manifestation it took was a source of great interest to them, the consequences were not.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison