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les ordres sont les ordres

/le.z‿ɔʁ.dʁə sɔ̃ le.z‿ɔʁdʁ/

proverb/le.z‿ɔʁ.dʁə sɔ̃ le.z‿ɔʁdʁ/

orders are orders (used wrily when someone attempts to justify questionable actions by referring to rules, laws or orders from higher up)

Calque of German Befehl ist Befehl.

les ordres sont les ordres — French Dictionary | Passage