put (someone or something) under a microscope

To begin closely inspecting someone or something; to examine someone or something with intense scrutiny. After I got that official reprimand at work, it feels like my bosses are putting me under a microscope. The country's surveillance methods are being put under a microscope lately, after news sources learned that it had been eavesdropping on its own citizens' communications.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Silvana	seel-VAH-nah	Italian
Fima	-	Russian
Grania	GRAWN-ya	Irish
Feidlimid	-	Ancient Irish, Irish Mythology
Jonathan	['dʒɔnəθən]
Mcmanus	[mək'mænəs]