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

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

Crenshaw noted that the deal was part and parcel of the SEC’s effective abandonment of crypto regulation.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025

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

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2025

The street the children, the fruit vender, the flowers growing there under her eyes, were all part and parcel of an alien world which had suddenly become antagonistic.

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin