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The question below was culled from GMAT flashcards in the gmatclub mobile software.
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My boss is angry at me for lying.

A. My boss is angry at me for lying.

B. My boss is angry with me for lying.

C. My boss is angry for me for lying.

D. My boss is angry on me for lying.

E. My boss is angry for my lying.
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The question below was culled from GMAT flashcards in the gmatclub mobile software.
The correct option was lifted as is.

My boss is angry at me for lying.

A. My boss is angry at me for lying.

B. My boss is angry with me for lying.

C. My boss is angry for me for lying.

D. My boss is angry on me for lying.

E. My boss is angry for my lying.
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Hi,
B is also equally correct and may be the usage of agree with is more than angry at..
jsut a small usage difference, although a very subtle and if often interchangable..
I will be angry at a situation..
example.. I am angry at the way mr X was treated..
I will be angry with someone,something...
I will be angry with you if you do... blah..blah..
I would actually go with B, because the usage of with is more than angry at, although both are correct..

Doubtful that you will actually see a Q of this kind on actual GMAT
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like I said earlier the statement itself is from flashcards supposedly made up by some gmatclub members. I stopped using the toolkit app after reading that. Hot uninstall. I just brought it here to be certain.
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Can anyone please explain why option "A" is correct and not option "B"?
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Can anyone please explain why option "A" is correct and not option "B"?
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It may come out as if I'm defending the answer, but how I approached this question right now, just before writing this, is:

with preposition is used to denote association and GMAT strictly follow such regulations when it comes to prepositions.
The boss is angry with me may also mean that: Both boss and I are angry because someone else lied.

While angry at is idiomatic. Sorry, you've to memorize them like laughing at someone

That was my learning while going through OG: use prepositions in their crude sense. And I've never found any exception while going through OG, OG Verbal Guidee Review, MGMAT SC strategy guide and GMAT Club practice questions.
So, I would suggest - use prepositions only in crude sense, sans idioms.
Hope it helps.

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Can anyone please explain why option "A" is correct and not option "B"?

It may come out as if I'm defending the answer, but how I approached this question right now, just before writing this, is:

with preposition is used to denote association and GMAT strictly follow such regulations when it comes to prepositions.
The boss is angry with me may also mean that: Both boss and I are angry because someone else lied.

While angry at is idiomatic. Sorry, you've to memorize them like laughing at someone

That was my learning while going through OG: use prepositions in their crude sense. And I've never found any exception while going through OG, OG Verbal Guidee Review, MGMAT SC strategy guide and GMAT Club practice questions.
So, I would suggest - use prepositions only in crude sense, sans idioms.
Hope it helps.

Cheers :)
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You may not be correct at that. The idioms do not follow any rationale.
You will find plenty of official questions using 'with' in a way that does not adhere to above assumption.

For example..
673. While Noble Sissle may be best known for his
collaboration with Eubie Blake, as both a vaudeville
performer and as a lyricist for songs and Broadway
musicals, also enjoying an independent career as a
singer with such groups as Hahn’s Jubilee Singers.

Similarly you will find other idioms, such as agree with, contrast with, not following the literal meaning of WITH as written in your post.
He agrees with you.
I went to the market with him.
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egmat generis GMATNinja Can anyone please tell that why option D is wrong?
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egmat generis GMATNinja Can anyone please tell that why option D is wrong?
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D. My boss is angry on me for lying.

This option is wrong for the simple reason that using "on" with "is angry" is unidiomatic.

The convention is to use "at" or "with" with "is angry."
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egmat generis GMATNinja Can anyone please tell that why option D is wrong?
D. My boss is angry on me for lying.

This option is wrong for the simple reason that using "on" with "is angry" is unidiomatic.

The convention is to use "at" or "with" with "is angry."
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Then why we chose Option A over option B?
Please help me to understand this !
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