<p>This question is from the BB:</p>
<p>Quick to take advantage of Melanie Johnson's preoccupation in the history of the Johnson family, the genealogist proposed investigating that history--for a large fee. </p>
<p>The answer is supposed to be "preoccupation in," but why is "preoccupation in" grammatically incorrect?</p>
<p>The correct idiom is preoccupation with.</p>
<p>ah, ok, thanks.</p>
<p>Do you know of a list of idioms I can memorize?</p>
<p>I just googled 'English prepositions idioms' and found this site: SAT</a> Prepositions/Idioms | Quizlet? The format looks confusing lol but hope it helps!</p>
<p>e: Oooh, I get it... there are lotsa different activities to help you practice with verb+preposition pairs. Hm. Looks fun.</p>
<p>e2: A caveat, though: there's no context provided, and it might be kind of weird to just memorize pairs -- maybe try writing/finding sentences for ones that you find confusing?</p>