heel-and-toe, n. — Green’s Dictionary of Slang

heel-and-toe n.

(US) the act of running or walking quickly; thus take it on the heel(-and-toe), to escape.

1910		Dly Press (Newport, VA) 16 Mar. 7/1: A constant heel-and-toe marathon [...] with no purpose but to the wear down shoe soles by pounding the pavement.
1928		R.J. Tasker Grimhaven 180: We took it on the heel and toe down to the old box of glue on the corner.
1930		J.A. Russell ‘Colgate University Sl.’ (in AS V:3) 239: To get on the heel-and-toe: to hurry. ‘Come on, Charlie, let’s get on the heel-and-toe or we’ll be late!’.
1933		‘Goat’ Laven Rough Stuff 99: I was ready to make the heel-and-toe.
1963		M. Braly Shake Him Till He Rattles (1964) 101: Providing you don’t take it on the heel and toe.
1977		C. McFadden Serial 133: He did a fast heel-and-toe out to the Volvo.
1991		(con. 1920s) O.D. Brooks Legs 24: If I couldn’t get an equalizer, I’d take it on the heel and toe and get the hell away. But there was no reason to take the H. and T. I had an evener in front of me.
2011		E. Beetner ‘Zed’s Dead, Baby’ in Pulp Ink [ebook] Her old man takes it on the heel and leaves her with Jr.

heel-and-toe boy (n.) (also heel-and-toe man, ...walker)

one who walks speedily, runs away or escapes.

1900		Bulletin (Sydney) 3 Nov. 24/3: Best performance was credited to Bananaland heel-and-toe man, A. B. Wilcox, who covered a mile in the very speedy time of 6.50.
1943		H.A. Smith Life in a Putty Knife Factory (1948) 161: These [...] dancers impressed me as less graceful than a heel-and-toe walker.
1955		E. Hunter Blackboard Jungle 197: Or do you go for crime jargon, West? Is that your speed? You a heel and toe boy?

take it on the heel and toe (v.)

to leave, to go away.

2012

T.P. McCauley ‘Lady Madeline’s Dive’ in ThugLit Sept./Oct. [ebook] ‘[W]hy don’t you do yourself a favor and take it on the heel and toe’.