phrasal verb · formal
bring under scrutiny
UK/brɪŋ ˈʌndə ˈskruːtɪni/US/brɪŋ ˈʌndər ˈskruːtəni/bring·un·der·SCRU·ti·ny
task2task1speaking
to subject something to careful and detailed examination
Examples
“The company's finances were brought under scrutiny after the leak.”
“New policies have been brought under scrutiny by independent experts.”
“Any proposed change should be brought under scrutiny before approval.”
Band 8 sentence
“Following the revelations, the minister's decisions were immediately brought under scrutiny by parliamentary committees.”
Collocations
- bring under scrutiny
- come under scrutiny
- subject sth to scrutiny
Word family
scrutinize (v) verbscrutiny (n) noun
Common mistakes
check/inspect→bring under scrutiny
Say it for a higher band
5check→6investigate→7+bring under scrutiny
Synonyms
examine
investigate
Easily confused
question
“The results of the study have been questioned by several researchers.”
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