Death - Four of Cups can't refuse, can't say no can't - Death refuse/say no - Four of Cups Death in Tarot Verbatim is 'no,' 'not,' or a contraction like 'can't' or 'don't' just about every time. Its few other meanings say the same thing, usually 'stop' or 'end.' Four of Cups is refusing every offer, is saying 'no' every time the disembodied hand in the sky offers it to him again, whatever it is. He isn't even looking at it....