How do I create an expression tree to represent ‘String.Contains(“term”)’ in C#?

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Something like:

class Foo
{
    public string Bar { get; set; }
}
static void Main()
{
    var lambda = GetExpression<Foo>("Bar", "abc");
    Foo foo = new Foo { Bar = "aabca" };
    bool test = lambda.Compile()(foo);
}
static Expression<Func<T, bool>> GetExpression<T>(string propertyName, string propertyValue)
{
    var parameterExp = Expression.Parameter(typeof(T), "type");
    var propertyExp = Expression.Property(parameterExp, propertyName);
    MethodInfo method = typeof(string).GetMethod("Contains", new[] { typeof(string) });
    var someValue = Expression.Constant(propertyValue, typeof(string));
    var containsMethodExp = Expression.Call(propertyExp, method, someValue);

    return Expression.Lambda<Func<T, bool>>(containsMethodExp, parameterExp);
}

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