be under a microscope

To be under close inspection or intense scrutiny. After I got that official reprimand at work, it feels like I'm under a microscope with my boss. The country's surveillance methods have been under a microscope lately, after news sources learned that it had been eavesdropping on its own citizens' communications.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Svarog	-	Slavic Mythology
Estera	-	Polish, Slovak, Lithuanian
Gregorius	-	Late Greek (Latinized)
Ioane	-	Georgian (Archaic)
Blandus	-	Ancient Roman
Yelena	ye-LYE-nah, ee-LYE-nah	Russian