Meaning of pattern 「XがXなら、YもYだ」?

Question

While reading, I came across this sentence: >「上官が上官なら部下も部下だな」 What does this 「XがXなら、YもYだ」 pattern mean? "Like X, like Y"? "X will be X, and Y will be Y"?

Answer 1

This means: If X is X, then Y will be Y too.