🗓️ Idiom: Under the Microscope (adj)
💬 Meaning
- To be examined very closely.
- To have your actions, answers or performance watched in great detail.
🧠 Example Sentences
- During the panel interview, every answer felt under the microscope.
- The company’s results were under the microscope after the poor sales quarter.
- She knew her skills would be under the microscope during the technical test.
🏛️ Origin
The idiom comes from the scientific tool used to look at very small details. When something is “under the microscope,” it is studied carefully. The phrase later became a metaphor for moments when people feel closely examined or judged.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank
During the interview, my problem-solving skills were __________ as they watched every step.
Answer
under the microscope
2. Multiple choice
What does “under the microscope” mean?
a) Being examined very closely
b) Being given more time to think
c) Being allowed to skip questions
Answer
a) Being examined very closely
3. Change the sentence using “under the microscope”
“They checked every detail of my answers during the interview.”
Answer
My answers were under the microscope during the interview.
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