les ordres sont les ordres

French edit

Etymology edit

Calque of German Befehl ist Befehl.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /le.z‿ɔʁ.dʁə sɔ̃ le.z‿ɔʁdʁ/

Proverb edit

les ordres sont les ordres

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

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