THE TEABAG: A LIFESAVER?

The next time you come home the dentist’s, remember that the beloved British teabag is good more than just a hot cup of tea. For example, if a tooth socket starts to bleed after an extraction, just pack a wet teabag the affected area. In addition, says the British Dental Journal, teabags can make excellent emergency pressure packs and should be included first aid kits.

(From Speak up, May 1992)

GLOSSARY:

beloved = amado

socket = cavidade

The correct prepositions to fill in the blanks are, respectively,