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Meaning of under the microscope | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR C1

Definitions

Under close scrutiny or examination.

figuratively, idiomatic

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

under the rose under the spotlight under weigh underadditively underassertively underbreath