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

That’s part and parcel of being in media, and being in music as well.

From Slate

Doug Heye, a consultant and former Republican National Committee communications director, said the announcement and fund-raising push are “part and parcel” with the approach the 45th president has always taken to politics.

From Seattle Times

Perhaps rarest of all is that star who so permeates popular culture — who seems so part and parcel of the air we breathe — that they start naming molecular compounds after him.

From Washington Post

"What's wrong with learning to communicate in Patios, which comes as part and parcel of reggae-dancehall as a core tool of communication? If you love reggae-dancehall you ought to learn Patios," the 34-year-old musician told me.

From BBC

"It's incredibly dangerous because what you're saying is, 'You can have this lifestyle too and also, by the way, part and parcel of this is dehumanising, or generally hating women'."

From BBC