3.110 preposition or adverb

In the case of some transitive phrasal verbs, the second word can be a preposition if the third thing involved needs to be mentioned, or can be an adverb if the third thing involved is clear from the context.

• Rudolph showed them around the theatre.
• Come on. I'll show you around.

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Here is a list of transitive phrasal verbs whose second word can be a preposition or an adverb:

• cross off, dab on, hawk around, hurl about, keep off, knock off, lop off, push around, scrub off, show around, shut in, sink in