TEA crossword solver spewed out this list of all 3-4 hyphenated words, none of which either fit your letters, nor fit the clue
all-time
cut-rate
die-hard
has-been
hot-wire
ice-cold
ill-bred
low-down
man-made
off-line
old-time
pro-life
pug-nose
put-down
run-down
six-pack
sky-high
Assuming your letters are correct then the only words that can fit in the first part are ere, eve, ewe, eye so that narrows things down a bit for you