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 • Mar. 29, 2026

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

Passing sentence, Judge Peters KC told them that as drivers and lookouts, they were "part and parcel" of the conspiracy.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2025

Now, of course, such things are simply part and parcel of life for any butler of a large household.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro