be under the microscope

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.
See also: microscope
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • be under a microscope
  • put (someone or something) under a microscope
  • let (one) have it
  • let have it
  • let me have it
  • Let me have it!
  • let somebody have it
  • give somebody hell
  • give someone hell
  • give them hell