You want this trope's definition? You can't handle this trope's definition! We've all heard this phrase used a million times in a million different ways. Sometimes it's the exact phrase, but more often than not the writer will twist it in some way, just a bit, to impart a little comedy while not compromising the actual quote - like replacing "truth" for "tooth". Or maybe "trope". A Stock Parody. See also A Few Good Men. Examples of You Can't Handle the Parody include: