part and parcel

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part and parcel

An essential or fundamental part or aspect (of something). Dealing with tantrums is part and parcel of raising a toddler. I'm afraid customer complaints are part and parcel of this job.

See also: and, parcel, part

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

part and parcel

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.

See also: and, parcel, part

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

part and parcel

COMMON If one thing is part and parcel of another, it is involved or included in it and cannot be separated from it. Strong views and humour were part and parcel of our home life. Difficult times are part and parcel of being a professional.

See also: and, parcel, part

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

part and parcel

A basic or essential part: Working overtime is part and parcel of my job.

See also: and, parcel, part

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

part and parcel

An essential portion or element. This expression originally was a legal term and was so used from the sixteenth century on, principally for clauses of a law and for parts of a landholding. Alliterative and tautological, it began to be used figuratively from about 1800 on. Patrick E. Dove wrote, “The moral law of the conscience is part and parcel of man himself ” (Logic of the Christian Faith, 1856).

See also: and, parcel, part

The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer

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be part and parcel of
be part and parcel of (something)
be part and parcel of something
be home free
want no part in/of (something)
take (one's) part
take part
take somebody's part
take someone's part
home free, to be

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释义	part and parcel Related to part and parcel: Idioms part and parcel An essential or fundamental part or aspect (of something). Dealing with tantrums is part and parcel of raising a toddler. I'm afraid customer complaints are part and parcel of this job. See also: and, parcel, part Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. part and parcel 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. See also: and, parcel, part The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. part and parcel COMMON If one thing is part and parcel of another, it is involved or included in it and cannot be separated from it. Strong views and humour were part and parcel of our home life. Difficult times are part and parcel of being a professional. See also: and, parcel, part Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. part and parcel A basic or essential part: Working overtime is part and parcel of my job. See also: and, parcel, part American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. part and parcel An essential portion or element. This expression originally was a legal term and was so used from the sixteenth century on, principally for clauses of a law and for parts of a landholding. Alliterative and tautological, it began to be used figuratively from about 1800 on. Patrick E. Dove wrote, “The moral law of the conscience is part and parcel of man himself ” (Logic of the Christian Faith, 1856). See also: and, parcel, part The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: be part and parcel of be part and parcel of (something) be part and parcel of something be home free want no part in/of (something) take (one's) part take part take somebody's part take someone's part home free, to be
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