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
Mahli	MAH-lie (English), MAY-lie (English)	Biblical
Torgeir	-	Norwegian
Makvala	-	Georgian
Saija	SIE-yah	Finnish
Odtsetseg	-	Mongolian
Shaheen	-	Persian