人家牽驢你拔橛
rén​jiā​qiān​lǘ​nǐ​bá​jué

to take the blame for someone else

  • created sense approved 人家牵驴你拔橛/人家牽驢你拔橛 · rén​jiā​qiān​lǘ​nǐ​bá​jué · to take the blame for someone else — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    人家牵驴你拔橛 / 人家牽驢你拔橛

    rén​jiā​qiān​lǘ​nǐ​bá​jué

    to take the blame for someone else

    literally meaning 'someone else leads away the donkey and you pull up the stake'; describes being blamed for a whole crime when you only played a minor role or were simply left at the scene

    人家 (literal) → 人家 · rén​jia · others 牵 (literal) → 牵/牽 · qiān · to lead 驴 (literal) → 驴/驢 · lǘ · donkey 你 (literal) → 你 · nǐ · you 拔 (literal) → 拔 · bá · to pull up 橛 (literal) → 橛 · jué · peg

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    created sense