part and parcel

part and parcel {n. phr.}

A necessary or important part; something necessary to a larger thing. — Usually followed by "of".

Freedom of speech is part and parcel of the liberty of a free man.

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[part] See: [DISCRETION IS THE BETTER PART OF VALOR], [FOOL AND HIS MONEY ARE SOON PARTED], [FOR MY PART], [FOR ONE'S PART] also [ON ONE'S PART], [FOR THE MOST PART], […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

parcel

[parcel] See: [PART AND PARCEL]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

on one's part

[on one's part] or [on the part of one] {adj. phr.} 1. Of or by you; of someone's. * /When Miss Brown said I was a good student, that was […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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