VV = versatile verb. In other words: the verb in question can be followed by a variety of prepositions, whichever best describes the action that follows. This is particularly true of any verb that suggests motion, such as walk, run , crawl , creep, inch, hide, etc.
“(Dr. Larry Scherwitz) found that the more a man habitually talked about himself, the greater the chance he would actually have a coronary.” (Dr. Deepak Chopra, Ageless Body, Timeless Mind)
“It is, perhaps, the strongest mark of the divinity of man that he talksof this world as a ‘strange world,’ though he has seen no other.” (G.K. Chesterton)
“By making an array of hormones, the immune system can talkto practically every other system in the body.” (Ed Blalock, Discover mag.)
You’re talking throughyour hat (i.e. talking nonsense).
He was targeted (i.e. singled out ) as the next victim.
“The ocean may be a holding tank for viruses targeted at every form of life on the planet, wet or dry — including human beings.” (David H. Freedman, Discover mag.)
“The airline industry was being targeted (i.e. singled out) for a recruiting drive.” (S. Brill, Oxford English Dictionary)