four kings, the—the playing-cards bearing the representation of a king:
- Just turn over the cards, one by one, until the four kings turn up, all together.
Cf.: history of the Four Kings, the—(arch., also: books of the Four Kings, the) a pack of playing cards:
- Freddy is up at Oxford, but Uncle says … all he seems to be studying is the History of the Four Kings.
three kings, the—(the Bible) the Wise Men who came from the East to worship the new-born Christ:
- The angel may be the one who helped the Three Kings to return home.