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hanging on your every word 

This means, everything you say is being thought over and absorbed by ther person reading or listening

if someone were to say, i'm hanging on your every word
it probablly means that they can't wait to hear what you are going to say and are basically looking for some possible other meaning to what you might have said.
Why is it taking you so long to write back?

I'm hanging on your every word
hanging on your every word by AriBea September 11, 2006
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hanging on by a thread

idiom used to express struggling in some way, barely surviving/getting by, or relying on the very last bit of wherewithal someone has to stay afloat in life or in a particular situation
"After spilling my coffee all over myself, hitting bad traffic which made me late to work, and receiving a negative performance review from my boss, by the time the end of work rolled around I was barely hanging on by a thread."

fried eggs hanging on a nail

When the tits are old and sagging, with the look of fried eggs hanging on a nail. These tits are usually caused by breast feeding of numerous children. Similar to National Geographic Titties
What can we expect in terms of droopage here? A slight slope or the full-blown fried eggs hanging on a nail thing?

I'M HANGING ON TO THE OTHER SIDE. I WON'T GIVE UP TILL THE END OF ME! I'M WHAT YOU GET WHEN THE STARS COLLIDE! NOW FACE IT, YOUR JUST AN ENEMY! 

I'M HANGING ON TO THE OTHER SIDE. I WON'T GIVE UP TILL THE END OF ME! I'M WHAT YOU GET WHEN THE STARS COLLIDE! NOW FACE IT, YOUR JUST AN ENEMY!
I'M HANGING ON TO THE OTHER SIDE. I WON'T GIVE UP TILL THE END OF ME! I'M WHAT YOU GET WHEN THE STARS COLLIDE! NOW FACE IT, YOUR JUST AN ENEMY!

Hanging ten on a southern surfboard 

Going to the swamp, and "surfing" on a gator with your toes hanging near the gator's mouth.
Bob: Hey, buddy! How was your weekend?
Buddy: Oh, you know. Just hanging ten on a southern surfboard.
Bob: Damn. How many toes did you lose?
Buddy: surprisingly, only 2. Garry Gator is getting used to me.

Hanging That On Me 

When somebody tells you this they are saying you are accusing them of doing something without having proof
Jenna: You are cheating on me with someone else

John: I would never do such a thing, why are you hanging that on me?

hanging the pot on

Stalling for time to get away with something. Seems to be common in SE England but no mention of origin anywhere online. Please post up if you know!
Little Susan was keeping very quiet reading, which she never did. "Come on", said her father, "its bedtime - you're hanging the pot on."