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proverb

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.