diff --git a/cpp/include/gar/utils/expression.h b/cpp/include/gar/utils/expression.h
index cbe638bb4..dff9be54d 100644
--- a/cpp/include/gar/utils/expression.h
+++ b/cpp/include/gar/utils/expression.h
@@ -278,21 +278,53 @@ inline Expression* Expression::Make(const Property& p1, const Property& p2) {
   return new OpType(new ExpressionProperty(p1), new ExpressionProperty(p2));
 }
 
-static inline Expression* Not(Expression* expr) {
+static inline Expression* _Property(const Property& property) {
+  return new ExpressionProperty(property);
+}
+
+static inline Expression* _Property(const std::string& name) {
+  return new ExpressionProperty(Property(name));
+}
+
+template <typename T>
+static inline Expression* _Literal(T value) {
+  return new ExpressionLiteral<T>(value);
+}
+
+static inline Expression* _Not(Expression* expr) {
   return new OperatorNot(expr);
 }
 
-static inline Expression* IsNull(Expression* expr, bool nan_is_null = false) {
+static inline Expression* _IsNull(Expression* expr, bool nan_is_null = false) {
   return new OperatorIsNull(expr, nan_is_null);
 }
 
-static inline Expression* And(Expression* lhs, Expression* rhs) {
+static inline Expression* _And(Expression* lhs, Expression* rhs) {
   return new OperatorAnd(lhs, rhs);
 }
 
-static inline Expression* Or(Expression* lhs, Expression* rhs) {
+static inline Expression* _Or(Expression* lhs, Expression* rhs) {
   return new OperatorOr(lhs, rhs);
 }
 
+static inline Expression* _Equal(Expression* lhs, Expression* rhs) {
+  return new Equal(lhs, rhs);
+}
+static inline Expression* _NotEqual(Expression* lhs, Expression* rhs) {
+  return new NotEqual(lhs, rhs);
+}
+static inline Expression* _GreaterThan(Expression* lhs, Expression* rhs) {
+  return new GreaterThan(lhs, rhs);
+}
+static inline Expression* _GreaterEqual(Expression* lhs, Expression* rhs) {
+  return new GreaterEqual(lhs, rhs);
+}
+static inline Expression* _LessThan(Expression* lhs, Expression* rhs) {
+  return new LessThan(lhs, rhs);
+}
+static inline Expression* _LessEqual(Expression* lhs, Expression* rhs) {
+  return new LessEqual(lhs, rhs);
+}
+
 }  // namespace GAR_NAMESPACE_INTERNAL
 #endif  // GAR_UTILS_EXPRESSION_H_
diff --git a/cpp/test/test_arrow_chunk_reader.cc b/cpp/test/test_arrow_chunk_reader.cc
index a05304d41..3abec393d 100644
--- a/cpp/test/test_arrow_chunk_reader.cc
+++ b/cpp/test/test_arrow_chunk_reader.cc
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ TEST_CASE("test_adj_list_property_pushdown") {
 
   auto expr1 = Expression::Make<LessThan>("2012-06-02T04:30:44.526+0000", prop);
   auto expr2 = Expression::Make<Equal>(prop, prop);
-  auto filter = And(expr1, expr2);
+  auto filter = _And(expr1, expr2);
   auto defer = std::unique_ptr<Expression>(filter);
 
   std::vector<std::string> expected_cols{"creationDate"};