别人牵驴你拔橛子

bié ren qiān lǘ nǐ bá jué zi

Definitions

1. lit. someone else stole the donkey; you only pulled up the stake it was tethered to (idiom)
2. fig. you're the least culpable, but you're the one who gets the blame

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Child Words of 别人牵驴你拔橛子

person; people

you (informal, as opposed to courteous 您[nín])

other people; others; other person

son

to make sb change their ways, opinions etc

to pull up

to lead along

a peg

donkey

to leave