To screw up, mess things up badly, or make a mistake that disappoints everyone around you. In Colombia, embarrarla (to mud it up) is the go-to expression for when you've made a serious error and there's no way to pretend otherwise.

The office suck-up who constantly flatters the boss or whoever is in power to get special treatment. In Colombia and Venezuela the cepillo always has a compliment ready and never once has a contradicting thought.

To improve financially or in general after a rough and tight period. In Colombia and Venezuela saying someone 'ya pelechó' is celebrating that things turned around and they're no longer scraping by.

Someone who was convinced or manipulated into doing something they didn't want to do. In Colombia embolsado is the one who got talked into it by someone else and is now stuck inside something with no way out.