chinese idiom for being blamed for something not one's fault

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匹夫无罪，怀璧其罪

pǐ fū wú zuì，huái bì qí zuì

百姓本没有罪，因身藏璧玉而获罪。原指财宝能致祸。后亦比喻有才能、有理想而受害。