Innocent people suffer harm or get into trouble due to being implicated in a situation caused by others, often without any fault of their own.
因为小王私自改动了文件，结果整个部门都受到牵连，真是池鱼遭殃啊。
Because Xiao Wang secretly altered the document, the entire department was implicated. It was truly a case of innocent people suffering by association.
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