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under the microscope en · ADV

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (figuratively, idiomatic) Under close scrutiny or examination.
    • Our people get beat on so much, and because we are under the microscope, it is good for us once in a while to understand that VA folks are really great people and they are trying to do their job and they are very compassionate. 1994, United States, Congress, House, Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies, Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations for 1995, Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, Second Session, Part 1, page 120:
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see under, the, microscope.

Coordinates

by eye

Relateds

under the gun

Synonyms

under the loupe · under the spotlight · under the magnifying glass

Translations (5)

bg под лупа (under close scrutiny) · el στο μικροσκόπιο (under close scrutiny) · sv under luppen (under close scrutiny) · pl pod lupę (under close scrutiny) · el κάτω από το μικροσκόπιο (under close scrutiny)