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
Wealhm&Aelig;R	-	Anglo-Saxon
Gene	JEEN	English
FernÃO	-	Portuguese
Ailill	AL-yil	Irish, Irish Mythology
Arsenius	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Ascham	['æskəm]