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
Mann	[mæn]
Lauchlan	-	Scottish
Kipling	KIP-ling	English (Rare)
Gayle	GAYL	English
ŚWiĘTopeŁK	shvyen-TAW-pewk	Polish (Archaic)
Phoebus	-	Greek Mythology (Latinized)