diff --git a/cclox_src/main.cc b/cclox_src/main.cc
index 79fde3d..cd6aa5e 100644
--- a/cclox_src/main.cc
+++ b/cclox_src/main.cc
@@ -18,13 +18,15 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   // run_interpreter(argc, argv);
 
   Token unary_op{TokenType::MINUS, "-", Object{}, 1};
-  ExprPtr left = UnaryExprPtr(unary_op, LiteralExprPtr(123));
+  Expr left_literal = Literal(123);
+  Expr left = Unary(unary_op, left_literal.to_expr_ptr());
 
   Token op{TokenType::STAR, "*", Object{}, 1};
 
-  ExprPtr right = GroupingExprPtr(LiteralExprPtr(45.67));
+  Expr right_literal = Literal(45.67);
+  Expr right = Grouping(right_literal.to_expr_ptr());
 
-  Expr expr = BinaryExpr(left, op, right);
+  Expr expr = Binary(left.to_expr_ptr(), op, right.to_expr_ptr());
 
   AstPrinter printer{};
   std::cout << printer.print(expr) << '\n';
diff --git a/cclox_src/parser/expr.cc b/cclox_src/parser/expr.cc
index 5e3af02..35c5348 100644
--- a/cclox_src/parser/expr.cc
+++ b/cclox_src/parser/expr.cc
@@ -8,17 +8,17 @@
 std::string AstPrinter::print(const Expr &expr) {
   switch (expr.type) {
     case ExprType::BINARY: {
-      Binary node = std::get<Binary>(expr.value);
+      _Binary node = std::get<_Binary>(expr.value);
       assert(node.left != NULL && node.right != NULL);
       return parenthesize(node.op.lexeme, {*node.left, *node.right});
     }
     case ExprType::GROUPING: {
-      Grouping node = std::get<Grouping>(expr.value);
+      _Grouping node = std::get<_Grouping>(expr.value);
       assert(node.expression != NULL);
       return parenthesize("group", {*node.expression});
     }
     case ExprType::LITERAL: {
-      Literal node = std::get<Literal>(expr.value);
+      _Literal node = std::get<_Literal>(expr.value);
       switch (node.value.type) {
         case ObjectType::NIL:
           return "nil";
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ std::string AstPrinter::print(const Expr &expr) {
       }
     }
     case ExprType::UNARY: {
-      Unary node = std::get<Unary>(expr.value);
+      _Unary node = std::get<_Unary>(expr.value);
       assert(node.right != NULL);
       return parenthesize(node.op.lexeme, {*node.right});
     }
diff --git a/cclox_src/parser/expr.hh b/cclox_src/parser/expr.hh
index 7e42b06..144bfb7 100644
--- a/cclox_src/parser/expr.hh
+++ b/cclox_src/parser/expr.hh
@@ -6,55 +6,25 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <variant>
 
-#define BinaryExpr(LEFT, OP, RIGHT) ( \
-      Expr{ \
-        .type = ExprType::BINARY, \
-        .value = Binary{.left = LEFT, .op = OP, .right = RIGHT} \
-      } \
-    )
-#define GroupingExpr(EXPR) ( \
-      Expr{ \
-        .type = ExprType::GROUPING, \
-        .value = Grouping{.expression = EXPR} \
-      } \
-    )
-#define LiteralExpr(VALUE) ( \
-      Expr{ \
-        .type = ExprType::LITERAL, \
-        .value = Literal{.value = VALUE} \
-      } \
-    )
-#define UnaryExpr(OP, RIGHT) ( \
-      Expr{ \
-        .type = ExprType::UNARY, \
-        .value = Unary{.op = OP, .right = RIGHT} \
-      } \
-    )
-
-#define BinaryExprPtr(LEFT, OP, RIGHT) (std::make_shared<Expr>(BinaryExpr(LEFT, OP, RIGHT)))
-#define GroupingExprPtr(EXPR) (std::make_shared<Expr>(GroupingExpr(EXPR)))
-#define LiteralExprPtr(VALUE) (std::make_shared<Expr>(LiteralExpr(VALUE)))
-#define UnaryExprPtr(OP, RIGHT) (std::make_shared<Expr>(UnaryExpr(OP, RIGHT)))
-
 struct Expr;
 
 using ExprPtr = std::shared_ptr<Expr>;
 
-struct Binary {
+struct _Binary {
   ExprPtr left;
   Token op;
   ExprPtr right;
 };
 
-struct Grouping {
+struct _Grouping {
   ExprPtr expression;
 };
 
-struct Literal {
+struct _Literal {
   Object value;
 };
 
-struct Unary {
+struct _Unary {
   Token op;
   ExprPtr right;
 };
@@ -66,13 +36,31 @@ enum class ExprType {
   UNARY,
 };
 
-using Expression = std::variant<Binary, Grouping, Literal, Unary>;
+using ExprVariant = std::variant<_Binary, _Grouping, _Literal, _Unary>;
 
 struct Expr {
   ExprType type;
-  Expression value;
+  ExprVariant value;
+
+  ExprPtr to_expr_ptr() { return std::make_shared<Expr>(*this); }
 };
 
+inline Expr Binary(ExprPtr left, Token op, ExprPtr right) {
+  return Expr{ExprType::BINARY, _Binary{left, op, right}};
+}
+
+inline Expr Grouping(ExprPtr expr) {
+  return Expr{ExprType::GROUPING, _Grouping{expr}};
+}
+
+inline Expr Literal(Object value) {
+  return Expr{ExprType::LITERAL, _Literal{value}};
+}
+
+inline Expr Unary(Token op, ExprPtr right) {
+  return Expr{ExprType::UNARY, _Unary{op, right}};
+}
+
 class AstPrinter {
 public:
   std::string print(const Expr &expr);