before the most recent.

The year before last, we moved to the farm.

Usage notes: used with periods of time, such as the day, the night, the week, the month, the year

• roll out the red carpet for someone
• roll over
• roll over in grave
• roll over in someone's grave
• roll over something
• roll sleeves up
• roll up sleeves
• roll up your sleeves
• roll with it
• roll with the punches
• roll your sleeves up
• Rome wasn't built in a day.
• roof caves in
• roof falls in
• roof over head
• roof over your head
• room to swing a cat
• root and branch
• root-and-branch
• as a rule
• as as they come
• a saving grace
• as a whole
• as best as can
• as best as you can