be under a microscope



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.
See also: microscope

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
EdenEE-dən (English)Hebrew, English (Modern)
Ezgİ-Turkish
Vicentebee-THEN-te (Spanish), bee-SEN-te (Latin American Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
Ruya-Arabic
Iscah-Biblical
Aramazd-Armenian Mythology