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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
AngÉLa-Hungarian
Nana (2)nah-nahJapanese
Draga-Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
Ruslana-Ukrainian
NicolÒnee-ko-LOItalian
Deliciadə-LISH-əEnglish (Rare)
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