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
Emeka-Western African, Igbo
Lucialoo-CHEE-ah (Italian), LOO-tsee-ah (German), LOO-shə (English), loo-SEE-ə (English)Italian, German, English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Romanian, Slovak, Ancient Roman
Xochipilli-Aztec and Toltec Mythology
Iosephus-Late Roman
SÜMeyye-Turkish
Plamen-Bulgarian, Serbian