var result = _db.Users.Where(filteringExpression).ToList();

public class SearchDTO
{
    public string TableName { get; set; }
    public string ColumnName { get; set; }
    public string searchPhrase { get; set; } = string.Empty;
    public DateTimeOffset? searchDateFrom { get; set; }
    public DateTimeOffset? searchDateTo { get; set; }
    public int Include { get; set; } = 1;
}

// Join the tables dynamically based on the table names
for (int i = 1; i < filterList.Count; i++)
{
    var joinEntityType = entityTypes.FirstOrDefault(t => t.ClrType.Name == filterList[0].TableName)?.ClrType;
    if (entityType == null)
    {
        return (null, 0, 0);
    }
    var joinEntityQuery = (IQueryable<object>)Activator.CreateInstance(typeof(DbSet<>).MakeGenericType(joinEntityType), _dbContext);
    query = query.Join(joinEntityQuery.ToList(),
                                    x => x.GetType().GetProperty($"{filterList[i - 1].TableName}.{filterList[i - 1].TableName}Id").GetValue(x),
                                    y => y.GetType().GetProperty($"{filterList[i].TableName}.{filterList[i].TableName}Id").GetValue(y),
                                    (x, y) => x);
}

// Apply the conditions dynamically based on the column names and conditions
for (int i = 0; i < filterList.Count; i++)
{
    if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(filterList[i].searchPhrase))
    {
        var parameter = Expression.Parameter(entityType, "x");
        var condition = Expression.Call(
            typeof(string).GetMethod("Contains", new[] { typeof(string) }),
            Expression.PropertyOrField(parameter, filterList[i].ColumnName),
            Expression.Constant(filterList[i].searchPhrase)
        );
        var lambda = Expression.Lambda<Func<object, bool>>(condition, parameter);

        query = query.Where(lambda);
    }
    if (filterList[i].searchDateFrom.HasValue)
    {
       //must write expression for date constraint
    }
}

// Select the specified columns dynamically
ResourceManager resourceManager = new ResourceManager(typeof(TablePropertiesResources));
var columnNames = resourceManager.GetResourceSet(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture, true, true)
    .OfType<DictionaryEntry>()
    .Select(entry => entry.Key.ToString())
    .ToList();
var selectColumns = columnNames.ToArray();
var selectedData = query
    .Select(x => new
    {
        // Dynamically select the desired properties
        Result = selectColumns.ToDictionary(column => column, column => x.GetType().GetProperty(column).GetValue(x))
    })
    .ToList();

using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;


await using var context = new MyDbContext();
await context.Database.EnsureDeletedAsync();
await context.Database.EnsureCreatedAsync();

context.Users.Add(new User
{
    Name = "John Doe",
    Birthday = new(1980, 1, 20),
    ShiftStart = new (8, 0),
    ShiftLength = TimeSpan.FromHours(8)
});
await context.SaveChangesAsync();

public class MyDbContext : DbContext
{
    protected override void OnConfiguring(DbContextOptionsBuilder optionsBuilder)
    {
        optionsBuilder.UseSqlServer(@"...")
            .LogTo(Console.WriteLine, LogLevel.Information)
            .EnableSensitiveDataLogging();
    }
    public DbSet<User> Users { get; set; }
}

public class User
{
    public int Id { get; set; }
    public required string Name { get; set; }
    public DateOnly Birthday { get; set; }
    public TimeOnly ShiftStart { get; set; }
    public TimeSpan ShiftLength { get; set; }
}

CREATE TABLE [Users] (
    [Id] int NOT NULL IDENTITY,
    [Name] nvarchar(max) NULL,
    [Birthday] date NOT NULL,
    [ShiftStart] time NOT NULL,
    [ShiftLength] time NOT NULL,
    CONSTRAINT [PK_Users] PRIMARY KEY ([Id])
);