be under the microscope

To be under close inspection or intense scrutiny. After I got that official reprimand at work, it feels like I'm under the microscope with my boss. The country's surveillance methods have been under the microscope lately, after news sources learned that it had been eavesdropping on its own citizens' communications.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Cleophas	KLEE-ə-fəs (English)	Biblical
Nicolau	nee-koo-LOW (Portuguese)	Portuguese, Galician, Catalan
Kali	['kɑ:li]
Manu (3)	MAH-noo	Finnish
Reuben	['ru:bən]
Daria	DAHR-yah (Italian, Polish, Romanian), DAHR-ee-ə (English), DER-ee-ə (English), DAR-ee-ə (English)	Italian, Polish, Romanian, English, Croatian, Late Greek (Latinized)