An idiom is a figure of speech where the word is used to mean something else other than its literal meaning. A track team is a racing team. To qualify for this team, you have to be very fast. Instead of using the word "quickly," breakneck was used to add interest to the writing on convey a certain mood. It is an idiom because it doesn't literally mean breaking necks.
Answer: In this step, you should look for any features the text has such as bold words or italics. Check for pictures too. Also look for new vocab words, hope that helped haha