"les ordres sont les ordres" meaning in French

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        "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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      "ipa": "/le.z‿ɔʁ.dʁə sɔ̃ le.z‿ɔʁdʁ/"
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  "word": "les ordres sont les ordres"
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