Piddling half-pint? (5,4)
I believe the answer is:
small beer
'piddling half-pint?' is the definition.
'small-beer' can be an answer for 'piddling' (thesaurus). I am unsure of the 'half-pint?' bit.
'piddling half-pint?' is the wordplay.
'piddling' becomes 'small' (I've seen this before).
'half pint?' becomes 'beer' (I've seen this before. I am not sure about the 'half' bit.).
'small'+'beer'='SMALL BEER'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for small beer that I've seen before include "Inconsequential" , "Glass" , "Trifling matter" , "Unimportant like a little ale" , "Peanuts" .)