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
Pisti	-	Hungarian
Bambrough	['bæmbrə]
Loyd	[lɔid]
Alexa	ə-LEK-sə	English
Gervasius	-	Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Ekain	-	Basque